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   Intonation (?), n. [See 1st Intonate.] A thundering; thunder. [Obs.]  Bailey.
   
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   Intonation, n. [Cf. F. intonation. See Intone.]
   1. (Mus.) (a) The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale. (b) Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise; as, “her intonation was false”. (c) 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. See Intone, v. t.
   
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   2. The manner of speaking, especially the placement of emphasis, the cadence, and the rise and fall of the pitch of the voice while speaking.
   
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