intonation
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
- (countable, uncountable) Emotive stress used to increase the power of delivery in speech.
- (countable, uncountable) A sound made by, or resembling that made by, a musical instrument.
- (countable, uncountable) Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise.
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
Synonyms
pitch contour
melodic accent
musical accent
Translations
intonation
intonazione
Intonation
entonació
entonação
intonatie
entonamiento
seslem
τονισμός tonlamaPronounced as (IPA)
/ɪntəˈneɪʃən/
Etymology
From French intonation, from Medieval Latin intonatio, from intonō + -tiō.
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