Meaning of INTONATION
| Pronunciation: | | `intow'neyshun
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- [n] the act of singing in a monotonous tone
- [n] singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong
- [n] the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations
- [n] rise and fall of the voice pitch
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| | Synonyms: | | chanting, modulation, pitch contour |
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| | See Also: | | cantillation, drone, droning, inflection, intonation pattern, monotone, music, prosody, singing, singsong, vocalizing | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\In`to*na"tion\, n. [See 1st {Intonate}.]
A thundering; thunder. [Obs.] --Bailey.
\In`to*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. intonation. See
{Intone}.] (Mus.)
(a) The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale.
(b) Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise; as, her
intonation was false.
(c) 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.
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