intonation 1
noundomain: communication
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
rise and fall of the voice pitch
Hypernym
prosody 1
noun
the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
EnglishDerivationally related form
intone 2
verb
recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm
intonate 2
verb
recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm
intonate 1
verb
speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone
intone 3
verb
speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone
Hyponym
intonations characteristic of questions and requests and statements
monotone 1
noun
an unchanging intonation
singsong 1
noun
a regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation
