intoner
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intoner — noun see intone … New Collegiate Dictionary
intoner — noun One who or that which intones … Wiktionary
intoner — n. person who intones; chanter; singer; person who speaks or recites in song like tones; one who produces musical tones … English contemporary dictionary
intoner — in·ton·er … English syllables
intoner — noun see intone … Useful english dictionary
intone — intoner, n. /in tohn /, v., intoned, intoning. v.t. 1. to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation. 2. to give tone or variety of tone to; vocalize. 3. to utter in a singing voice (the first tones of a section in a liturgical service). 4 … Universalium
intone — verb (intoned; intoning) Etymology: Middle French entoner, from Medieval Latin intonare, from Latin in + tonus tone Date: 1513 transitive verb to utter in musical or prolonged tones ; recite in singing tones or in a monotone intransitive verb to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
intonation — noun a) The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale. Her intonation was false. b) Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise. See Also: intonable, intonate, intonational, intonationally, intonator … Wiktionary
intone — [ɪn təʊn] verb say or recite with little rise and fall of the pitch of the voice. Derivatives intoner noun Origin C15 (orig. as entone): from OFr. entoner or med. L. intonare, from in into + L. tonus tone … English new terms dictionary
intone — [c]/ɪnˈtoʊn / (say in tohn) verb (intoned, intoning) –verb (t) 1. to utter with a particular tone; intonate. 2. to give tone or variety of tone to; vocalise. 3. to utter in a singing voice (the first notes of a section in a liturgical service). 4 …
