- intonation, modulation, pitch contour - rise and fall of the voice pitch
--1 is a kind of prosody, inflection
--1 has particulars:intonation pattern; monotone, drone, droning; singsong Derived forms: verb intone3, verb intone2, verb intonate1, verb intonate2 - intonation - singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong
--2 is a kind of singing, vocalizing
Derived forms: verb intone2, verb intonate2 - intonation, chanting - the act of singing in a monotonous tone
--3 is a kind of singing, vocalizing
--3 has particulars: cantillationDerived forms: verb intone1, verb intone2, verb intonate2 - intonation - the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations
--4 is a kind of music
--4 has particulars: fixed intonationDerived forms: verb intone2, verb intonate2