1. intonation

noun. ['ˌɪntəˈneɪʃən'] rise and fall of the voice pitch.

Rhymes with Intonation

• deinstitutionalization
• institutionalization
• self-congratulation
• antidiscrimination
• telecommunication
• nondiscrimination
• misrepresentation
• mischaracterization
• internationalization
• industrialization
• decriminalization
• transillumination
• self-determination
• renationalization
• recapitalization
• prestidigitation
• misinterpretation
• misidentification
• miscommunication
• experimentation
• excommunication
• disqualification
• discontinuation
• denationalization
• decentralization
• transplantation
• singularization
• self-perpetuation
• securitization
• reinterpretation

How do you pronounce intonation?

Pronounce intonation as ˌɪntəˈneɪʃən.

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Sentences with intonation

1. Noun, singular or mass
Repeat the above procedure on the E string to set the other side of the bridge for proper intonation.

Quotes about intonation

1. A book is more than a verbal structure or series of verbal structures; it is the dialogue it establishes with its reader and the intonation it imposes upon his voice and the changing and durable images it leaves in his memory. A book is not an isolated being: it is a relationship, an axis of innumerable relationships.
- Jorge Luis Borges

2. intonation

noun. ['ˌɪntəˈneɪʃən'] singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong.

3. intonation

noun. ['ˌɪntəˈneɪʃən'] the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations.

4. intonation

noun. ['ˌɪntəˈneɪʃən'] the act of singing in a monotonous tone.