Complete Definition of "intonation"

English

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ��n|-eɪ��n

Noun
intonation

  1. A thundering; thunder.
  2. The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale.
  3. Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise; as, her intonation was false.
  4. Reciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonate|intonating or singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or canticle by a single voice, as of a priest.

Translations
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Korean: �� (eokyang)

Related terms
intonable
intonate
intonational
intonationally
intonator
intone
intoner

References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913

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