intonation

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɪntɵˈneɪʃən/

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Noun

Singular intonation

Plural intonations

1. Intonation is act of intoning or chanting.

   I could hear the intonations of the priest in the church.

2. Intonation is the rise and fall in the pitch of a voice.

   I could tell from his intonation that he was a German speaker.

3. Intonation is the ability to play or sing a musical note in tune.

   He needed to work on his intonation as he was often out of tune on the higher notes.