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verb (used with object)
1.
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
2.
to give tone or variety of tone to; vocalize.
3.
to utter in a singing voice (the first tones of a section in a liturgical service).
4.
to recite or chant in monotone.
verb (used without object)
5.
to speak or recite in a singing voice, especially in monotone; chant.
6.
Music. to produce a tone, or a particular series of tones, like a scale, especially with the voice.
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intone (ɪnˈtəʊn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to utter, recite, or sing (a chant, prayer, etc) in a monotonous or incantatory tone |
| 2. | (intr) to speak with a particular or characteristic intonation or tone |
| 3. | to sing (the opening phrase of a psalm, etc) in plainsong |
| [C15: from Medieval Latin intonare, from | |
| in'toner | |
| —n | |
| intone (ɪnˈtəʊn) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to utter, recite, or sing (a chant, prayer, etc) in a monotonous or incantatory tone |
| 2. | (intr) to speak with a particular or characteristic intonation or tone |
| 3. | to sing (the opening phrase of a psalm, etc) in plainsong |
| [C15: from Medieval Latin intonare, from | |
| in'toner | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
intone
late 15c., "to utter in musical tones," from O.Fr. entoner (13c.), from M.L. intonare "sing according to tone," from L. in- "in" + tonus "tone," from Gk. tonos (see tenet). Intonation as a musical term dates from 1776.
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