Definitions for intonation

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intonation in·to·na·tion

Spelling: [in-toh-ney-shuh n, -tuh-]

IPA: /ˌɪn toʊˈneɪ ʃən, -tə-/

Intonation is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 129 anagrams from letters in intonation (aiinnnoott).

Definitions for intonation

noun

1. the pattern or melody of pitch changes in connected speech, especially the pitch pattern of a sentence, which distinguishes kinds of sentences or speakers of different language cultures.
2. the act or manner of intonating.
3. the manner of producing musical tones, specifically the relation in pitch of tones to their key or harmony.
4. something that is intoned or chanted.
5. the opening phrase in a Gregorian chant, usually sung by one or two voices.

Origin of intonation

First recorded in 1610-20, intonation is from the Medieval Latin word intonātiōn- (stem of intonātiō). See intonate, -ion

Examples for intonation

A sudden throb of shock masked in the surface indifference of intonation.

The intonation of the Ungava Eskimos, particularly the women, is like a plaint.

The very speech and intonation of the one has melody, of the other harshness.

Something in his intonation, some change in his face, gripped hold of Duncan.

The intonation which his voice gave to it now caused her to look up quickly.

You can say it on the radio because you have the voice and the intonation, but that is totally different in print.

"Say, Rossi isn't an anarchist," said a man with an American intonation.

Mademoiselle caught the meaning of the intonation rather than any in the words.

Wardrobe, mannerisms, and intonation are fair game, and Chu certainly has his detractors there.

Black English is also intonation, which is a powerful rhetorical tool.