Another word for inflection
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Noun
A particular vocal quality that indicates some emotion or feeling
- A sound of distinct pitch, quality, and duration; a note.
- The interval of a major second in the diatonic scale; a whole step.
- A recitational melody in a Gregorian chant.
- The act of intoning or chanting.
- An intoned utterance.
- A manner of producing or uttering tones, especially with regard to accuracy of pitch.
- The relative prominence of a particular syllable of a word by greater intensity or by variation or modulation of pitch or tone.
- Vocal prominence or emphasis given to a particular syllable, word, or phrase.
- One determined by the regional or social background of the speaker.
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Another word for inflection
Noun
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- The act of conveying or delivering.
- Something delivered, as a shipment or package.
- The act of transferring to another.
- The act of expressing, conveying, or representing in words, art, music, or movement; a manifestation:
- Something that expresses or communicates:
- A symbol or combination of symbols that represents a quantity or a relationship between quantities.
- Special forcefulness of expression that gives importance to something singled out; stress:
- Special attention or effort directed toward something:
- Prominence given to a syllable, word, or words, as by raising the voice or printing in italic type.
- Importance, significance, or emphasis placed on something.
- The relative force with which a sound or syllable is spoken.
- The emphasis placed on the sound or syllable spoken most forcefully in a word or phrase.
- The act of vocal expression; utterance or enunciation:
- The act or manner of producing a speech sound.
- A speech sound, especially a consonant.
- The act of enunciating, announcing, proclaiming, or making known; open attestation; declaration; as, the enunciation of an important truth.
- Mode of utterance or pronunciation, especially as regards fullness and distinctness or articulation; as, to speak with a clear or impressive enunciation.
- That which is enunciated or announced; words in which a proposition is expressed; an announcement; a formal declaration; a statement.
- The act or manner of pronouncing words; utterance of speech.
- A way of speaking a word, especially a way that is accepted or generally understood.
- A graphic representation of the way a word is spoken, using phonetic symbols.
- The act of intoning or chanting.
- An intoned utterance.
- A manner of producing or uttering tones, especially with regard to accuracy of pitch.
- The act or process of modulating.
- The state of being modulated.
- A passing or transition from one key or tonality to another.
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