Intonation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Intonation	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
intonation n rise and fall of the voice pitch [syn: intonation, modulation, pitch contour] singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong the act of singing in a monotonous tone Synonym(s): intonation, chanting the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Intonation \In`to*na"tion\, n. [See 1st {Intonate}.] A thundering; thunder. [Obs.] --Bailey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Intonation \In`tona"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.