The difference between Soda pop and Tonic
When used as nouns, soda pop means any of several sweetened, carbonated beverages, whereas tonic means a substance with medicinal properties intended to restore or invigorate.
Tonic is also adjective with the meaning: pertaining to tension, especially of muscles.
check bellow for the other definitions of Soda pop and Tonic
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Soda pop as a noun (US, regional):
Any of several sweetened, carbonated beverages.
Examples:
"On a hot day, there's nothing I like more than soda pop."
"Could you bring me a soda pop? I'm parched!"
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Tonic as an adjective (physics, pathology):
Pertaining to tension, especially of muscles.
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Tonic as an adjective:
Restorative, curative or invigorating.
Examples:
"The arrival of the new members had a tonic effect on the team."
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Tonic as a noun:
A substance with medicinal properties intended to restore or invigorate.
Examples:
"We used to brew a tonic from a particular kind of root."
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Tonic as a noun:
Tonic water.
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Tonic as a noun (US, Massachusetts):
Any of various carbonated, non-alcoholic beverages; soda pop.
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Tonic as a noun (figuratively):
Someone or something that revitalises or reinvigorates.
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Tonic as an adjective (music):
Pertaining to or based upon the first note of a diatonic scale.
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Tonic as an adjective:
Pertaining to the accent or stress in a word or in speech.
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Tonic as an adjective (phonetics, dated):
Of or relating to tones or sounds; specifically being or relating to a speech sound made with tone unmixed and undimmed by obstruction, i.e. a vowel or diphthong.
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Tonic as a noun (music):
The first note of a diatonic scale; the keynote.
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Tonic as a noun (music):
The triad built on the tonic note.
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Tonic as a noun (phonetics):
A tonic element or letter; a vowel or a diphthong.