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3 definitions found 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`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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: intonation n 1: rise and fall of the voice pitch [syn: {pitch contour}] 2: the act of singing in a monotonous tone [syn: {chanting}]
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