intonation pattern

intonation contour

noun

linguistics a characteristic series of musical pitch levels that serves to distinguish between questions, statements, and other types of utterance in a language

Words Nearby intonation pattern

into line
intomb
intonaco
intonate
intonation
intonation pattern
intone
into one's head
into question
intorsion
intorted

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