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Intonation

ˌɪntəˈneɪʃn

Intonation definitions

noun

Inflections:

intonation

the rise and fall of the voice in speaking

"she spoke English with a German intonation"

Synonyms:
inflection pitch tone timbre cadence cadency lilt rise and fall modulation speech pattern
- the action of intoning or reciting in a singing voice
accuracy of pitch in playing or singing, or on a stringed instrument such as a guitar

"poor woodwind intonation at the opening"
the opening phrase of a plainsong melody