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Intonation

noun
/ɪntɵˈneɪʃən/
Word Frequency: 1.7

Definitions

1.nounThe rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
2.nounThe act of sounding the tones of the musical scale.
3.nounSinging or playing in good tune or otherwise.
"Her intonation was false."
4.nounReciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonating or singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or canticle by a single voice, as of a priest.
5.nounA thundering; thunder.

Synonyms

chantingpitch contourcadenceaccentinflectiontonepitchmodulationrhythmmelodytunetonality

Rhymes With

trepidationindignationexhilarationvenerationelationcondemnationgratificationinclination
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