intonation
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
rise and fall of the voice pitch
Types & categories
- prosody hypernym
- intonation pattern hyponym
- monotone hyponym
- singsong hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong
Types & categories
- singing hypernym
Related & opposite
- chant derivation
Sense 3 noun
the act of singing in a monotonous tone
Types & categories
- singing hypernym
- cantillation hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations
Types & categories
- music hypernym
- fixed intonation hyponym
Related & opposite
- chant derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tone |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | chant |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | intonate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | prosody |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | intonation pattern |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | monotone |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | singsong |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | chant |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | singing |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | chant |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | tone |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | singing |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cantillation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | chant |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | music |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | fixed intonation |