Definitions for intonation
ˌɪn toʊˈneɪ ʃən, -tə-in·to·na·tion

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1. intonation, modulation, pitch contournoun

   rise and fall of the voice pitch

2. intonationnoun

   singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong

3. intonation, chantingnoun

   the act of singing in a monotonous tone

4. intonationnoun

   the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations

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1. Intonationnoun

   The manner of speaking, especially the placement of emphasis, the cadence, and the rise and fall of the pitch of the voice while speaking.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Intonationnoun

   The act of thundering. Dict.

   Etymology: intonation, Fr. from intonate.

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1. intonation

   Intonation is the variation of pitch, volume or rhythm in spoken language that can influence the meaning or convey emotions, attitudes or other contextual information. It includes the rise and fall of the voice when speaking, which can express different meanings, suggestions, or emotions.

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1. Intonationnoun

   a thundering; thunder

2. Intonationnoun

   the act of sounding the tones of the musical scale

3. Intonationnoun

   singing or playing in good tune or otherwise; as, her intonation was false

4. Intonationnoun

   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

5. Etymology: [See 1st Intonate.]

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1. intonation

   Song lyrics by intonation -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by intonation on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Music
   • Singing

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce intonation?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say intonation in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of intonation in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of intonation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of intonation in a Sentence

1. Bill Kretzschmar:

   The speaker may have English as a second language because the intonation is not quite fluent in the way you would expect of a native U.S. speaker or native Canadian, but the speaker may have spent a long time in North America, because the speech is really too fluent just to have been learned abroad.

2. Lucinda Williams:

   I love Emmylou Harris's version of my song, 'Sweet Old World.' Her intonation is great.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=intonation
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=intonation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=intonation
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intonation
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=intonation