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Another word for inflection

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inflection

n.

modulation, intonation, pitch variation, pronunciation, enunciation, voice change, change of grammatical form, articulation, stress, emphasis, expression, tone of voice, delivery; see also accent 2, 3, sound 2.

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Another word for inflection

noun

A particular vocal quality that indicates some emotion or feeling:

accent, intonation, tone. Idiom: tone of voice. See sounds

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We live at a defining moment for humanity, as the compounding effects of technology and civilization reach an inflection point.
The principal thing that is lacking is sentence accent and variety in the inflection of phrases.
The Klong is rhythmic, the play being on the inflection of the voice in speaking the words, which inflection is arranged according to fixed schemes; the rhyme, if it can so be called, being sought not in the similarity of syllables but of intonation.
The double tan larities - gent or inflection; gent; arising as follows: 1.
Indic.) is closely parallel to the inflection of the same person in Sanskrit and of quite unique linguistic interest.

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