1. Rise and fall of the voice pitch
   - modulation, pitch contour 
2. Singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong 
3. The act of singing in a monotonous tone
   - chanting 
4. The production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations

Derived forms: intonations

See also: intone

Type of: inflection, music [archaic], prosody, singing, vocalising [Brit], vocalizing

Encyclopedia: Intonation

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