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Modulation

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

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Alteration 76% connected

The act of altering or making different.

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Delivery 76% connected

The act of delivering from restraint; rescue; release; liberation; as, the delivery of a captive from his dungeon.

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Inflection 76% connected

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

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Passage 76% connected

The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man o…

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Prosody 76% connected

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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Revision 76% connected

The act of revising; reexamination for correction; review; as, the revision of a book or writing, or of a proof sheet; a revision of statutes.

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Speech 76% connected

The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the faculty of expressing thoughts by words or articulate sounds; the power of speaking.

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Transmission 76% connected

The act of transmitting, or the state of being transmitted; as, the transmission of letters, writings, papers, news, and the like, from one country t…

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Am 76% connected

The first person singular of the verb be, in the indicative mode, present tense. See Be.

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Drone 76% connected

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

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Droning 76% connected

of Drone

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Monotone 76% connected

A single unvaried tone or sound.

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Singsong 76% connected

Bad singing or poetry.

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Inflect 74% connected

To turn from a direct line or course; to bend; to incline, to deflect; to curve; to bow.

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Inflect 74% connected

To turn from a direct line or course; to bend; to incline, to deflect; to curve; to bow.

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Modulate 74% connected

To form, as sound, to a certain key, or to a certain portion.

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Modulate 74% connected

To form, as sound, to a certain key, or to a certain portion.

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Regulate 74% connected

To adjust by rule, method, or established mode; to direct by rule or restriction; to subject to governing principles or laws.

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Regulate 74% connected

To adjust by rule, method, or established mode; to direct by rule or restriction; to subject to governing principles or laws.

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Tone 74% connected

Sound, or the character of a sound, or a sound considered as of this or that character; as, a low, high, loud, grave, acute, sweet, or harsh tone.

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Tone 74% connected

Sound, or the character of a sound, or a sound considered as of this or that character; as, a low, high, loud, grave, acute, sweet, or harsh tone.

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Inflection 92% connected

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

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Intonation 92% connected

A thundering; thunder.

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Transition 92% connected

Passage from one place or state to another; charge; as, the transition of the weather from hot to cold.

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