Intonation: alternatives and connections

A chanting; recitation or reading with musical modulations.

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The male of bees, esp. of the honeybee. It gathers no honey. See Honeybee.

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of Drone

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A single unvaried tone or sound.

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Bad singing or poetry.

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The act of inflecting, or the state of being inflected.

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The science and the art of tones, or musical sounds, i. e., sounds of higher or lower pitch, begotten of uniform and synchronous vibrations, as of a…

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That part of grammar which treats of the quantity of syllables, of accent, and of the laws of versification or metrical composition.

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of Sing

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of Vocalize

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To chant; to recite with musical tones.

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To chant; to recite with musical tones.

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To thunder.

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To thunder.

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To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to chant; as, to intone the church service.

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To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to chant; as, to intone the church service.

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of Chant

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The act of modulating, or the state of being modulated; as, the modulation of the voice.

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