NOUN | communication | intonation, modulation, pitch contour | rise and fall of the voice pitch |
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act | intonation | singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong | |
act | intonation, chanting | the act of singing in a monotonous tone | |
act | intonation | the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument) |
Sounds | ihntahney'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | Rise and fall of the voice pitch. | |
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Synonyms | modulation, pitch contour | |
Narrower | intonation pattern | intonations characteristic of questions and requests and statements |
monotone, drone, droning | An unchanging intonation | |
singsong | A regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation | |
Broader | prosody, inflection | The patterns of stress and intonation in a language |
Spanish | entonación | |
Catalan | entonació | |
Verbs | intonate, intone | speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone |
intone, intonate | recite with musical intonation |
Meaning | singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong. | |
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Broader | singing, vocalizing | The act of singing / singing vocal music |
Verbs | intone, intonate | recite with musical intonation |
Meaning | The act of singing in a monotonous tone. | |
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Synonym | chanting | |
Narrower | cantillation | liturgical chanting |
Broader | singing, vocalizing | The act of singing / singing vocal music |
Spanish | entonación | |
Catalan | entonació | |
Verbs | intone, intonate | recite with musical intonation |
intone | utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically |
Meaning | The production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations. | |
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Narrower | fixed intonation | The intonation of keyboard instruments where the pitch of each note is fixed and cannot be varied by the performer |
Broader | music | musical activity (singing / singing / singing or whistling etc.) |
Verbs | intone, intonate | recite with musical intonation |
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