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turn
1. Music a melodic ornament that makes a turn around a note, beginning with the note above, in a variety of sequences
2. Theatre chiefly Brit a short theatrical act, esp in music hall, cabaret, etc.
turn
[′tərn] (electricity)
One complete loop of wire.
(mathematics)