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    [Verb]  | "in*tone" | \ in-ˈtōn \


    1: to utter in musical or prolonged tones : recite in singing tones or in a monotone

    2: to utter something in singing tones or in monotone


    Origin: 1513 ;

     Middle French entoner, from Medieval Latin intonare, from Latin in- + tonus tone;

    [Verb]  | "intones" 


    1: to utter in musical or drawn out tones;


      * e.g., " ... The day is begun, the narrator intoned "



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    [Verb]  | "intone" 


    1: to utter in musical or drawn out tones;


      * e.g., " ... The day is begun, the narrator intoned "



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     [ "Intonation" ]

    1: Having all the notes in tune on your instrument/voice

      * e.g.,  ... Dude, that kid sucks at guitar. Listen to his intonation! 

     [ "Intonation" ]

    1: The sing-song noises that you make when you talk. They can add some or all of the meaning to what you're saying, such as when you're being sarcastic.

      * e.g.,  ... I thought that jerk was being serious when he called me a stupid idiot until I realized from his intonation that he was being sarcastic. 

     [ "intonate" ]

    1: To make an intonation

      * e.g.,  ... "I play snare drum, I do nothing but intonate" 

     [ "inton" ]

    1: Theo Spedding

      * e.g.,  ... "He's such an inton" 

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