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in⋅to⋅na⋅tion
[in-toh-ney-shuh
n, -tuh-]
–noun
| 1. | the pattern or melody of pitch changes in connected speech, esp. the pitch pattern of a sentence, which distinguishes kinds of sentences or speakers of different language cultures. |
| 2. | the act or manner of intonating. |
| 3. | the manner of producing musical tones, specifically the relation in pitch of tones to their key or harmony. |
| 4. | something that is intoned or chanted. |
| 5. | the opening phrase in a Gregorian chant, usually sung by one or two voices. |
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Language Translation for : intonation
| Spanish: | entonación, | German: | der Tonfall, | Japanese: | 抑揚 |
| in·to·na·tion
(ĭn'tə-nā'shən, -tō-) Pronunciation Key
n.
in'to·na'tion·al adj. |
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| intonation | |
noun | |
| 1. | rise and fall of the voice pitch |
| 2. | singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong |
| 3. | the act of singing in a monotonous tone |
| 4. | the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Intonation
In`to*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. intonation. See Intone.] (Mus.) (a) The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale. (b) Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise; as, her intonation was false. (c) Reciting 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. See Intone, v. t.
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