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41Grand Master of France — The Grand Master of France (French: Grand Maître de France) was, during the Ancien Régime and Bourbon Restoration in France, one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France and head of the Maison du Roi , the king s royal household. The position …
42intonate — /in toh nayt , teuh /, v.t., intonated, intonating. 1. to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice. 2. to intone; chant. [1785 95; < ML intonatus, ptp. of intonare to INTONE. See ATE1] * * * …
43singan — 1 sv/t3 3rd pres singeþ past sang/sungon ptp gesungen 1. used absolutely; (1) of persons, (a) to sing, recite, relate musically or in verse; (α) of the reciting of a charm, chant, intone; (β) of playing on an instrument; (b) to compose verse,… …
44chant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. Gregorian, Roman, or Anglican chant; plainsong or chant; intonation, incantation; psalm, canticle, requiem. See music, rite. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. religious song, incantation, plainsong, Gregorian… …
45enunciate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. announce, state, proclaim, declare; pronounce, articulate. See affirmation, speech. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To state formally] Syn. announce, proclaim, affirm; see declare 1 . 2. [To pronounce… …
46Musician — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Performance of Music. < N PARAG:Musician >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 musician musician artiste performer player minstrel Sgm: N 1 bard bard &c.(poet) 597 Sgm: N 1 accompanist accompanist accordionist …
47intonate — (v.) 1795, from M.L. intonatus, pp. of intonare (see INTONE (Cf. intone)) + ATE (Cf. ate) (2). Cf. It. intonare, Fr. entonner. Related: Intonated; intonating …
48intonation — 1610s, opening phrase of a melody, from Fr. intonation, from M.L. intonationem (nom. intonatio), from pp. stem of intonare (see INTONE (Cf. intone)). Meaning modulation of the voice in speaking is from 1791 …
49sing — vb Sing, troll, carol, descant, warble, trill, hymn, chant, intone all mean to produce musical tones by or as if by means of the voice. Sing is the general term used of human beings and of animals and things that produce musical or sustained… …
50intonate — [in′tō nāt΄, in′tənāt΄] vt. intonated, intonating [< ML intonatus, pp. of intonare: see INTONE] INTONE …
