intonation

== English == === Etymology === From French intonation, from Medieval Latin intonatio, from intonō +‎ -tiō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === intonation (countable and uncountable, plural intonations) (linguistics) The rise and fall of the voice in speaking. Emotive stress used to increase the power of delivery in speech. A sound made by, or resembling that made by, a musical instrument. Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise. 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “intonation”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “intonation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tɔ.na.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === intonation f (plural intonations) intonation (all senses) === Further reading === “intonation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012