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Learn to pronounce in·to·na·tion

/ˌin(t)əˈnāSH(ə)n,ˌintōˈnāSH(ə)n/
noun
  1. 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, accentuation, emphasis, stress, accent, brogue
  2. accuracy of pitch in playing or singing, or on a stringed instrument such as a guitar.
    "poor woodwind intonation at the opening"
  3. the opening phrase of a plainsong melody.

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Intonation

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In linguistics, intonation is the variation in pitch used to indicate the speaker's attitudes and emotions, to highlight or focus an expression, to signal the illocutionary act performed by a sentence, or to regulate the flow of discourse. Wikipedia
IPA Number: 510; 511
Unicode (hex): U+2197 U+2198
6 days ago · The meaning of INTONATION is manner of utterance; specifically : the rise and fall in pitch of the voice in speech. How to use intonation in ...
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something that is intoned or chanted. the opening phrase in a Gregorian chant, usually sung by one or two voices.
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intonation in American English · 1. the act of intoning · 2. the quality of singing or playing tones in or out of tune with regard to a given standard of pitch.
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