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intonation

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With one long, deep intonation, the man has stopped all time around them – freezing the water in place – a demonstration of unfathomable power.

From Salon

With its Baroque intonations, the piano interlude participates in establishing the track’s nostalgic undercurrents.

From Salon

Menacing intonations about an invasion that must be stopped at all costs.

But the result was thin, devoid of intonation or personality, and it had an American lilt.

From BBC

Earshot also analysed Sheikh Hasina's speech – the rhythm, intonation and breath sounds - and identified consistent noise floor levels, finding no evidence of synthetic artefacts in the audio.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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