intonation

The act of intoning or chanting.

An intoned utterance.

A manner of producing or uttering tones, especially with regard to accuracy of pitch.

The use of changing pitch to convey syntactic information.

A use of pitch characteristic of a speaker or dialect.

The opening phrase of a plainsong composition sung as a solo part.

A thundering; thunder.

Utterance of tones; mode of enunciation; modulation of the voice in speaking; also, expression of sentiment or emotion by variations of tone: as, his intonation was resonant or harsh.

The act of intoning or speaking with the singing voice; specifically, the use of musical tones in ecclesiastical delivery: as, the intonation of the litany.