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intonation
(,/I/nt/oU/'n/eI//S//@/n )

noun (n)

  • rise and fall of the voice pitch(noun.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of singing in a monotonous tone(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    chanting
    source: wordnet30
  • the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • A thundering; thunder.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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