intonation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
Emotive stress used to increase the power of delivery in speech.
A sound made by, or resembling that made by, a musical instrument.
Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise.
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.

/ɪntəˈneɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-intonation.wav

intonation intonations

From French intonation, from Medieval Latin intonatio, from intonō + -tiō.

intonable intonate intonational intonationally intonator intone intoner

intonation unit just intonation

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