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  • 61intonation — n. 1 modulation of the voice; accent. 2 the act of intoning. 3 accuracy of pitch in playing or singing (has good intonation). 4 the opening phrase of a plainsong melody. Derivatives: intonational adj. Etymology: med.L intonatio (as INTONE) …

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  • 62Accentuation — Ac*cen tu*a tion, n. [LL. accentuatio: cf. F. accentuation.] Act of accentuating; applications of accent. Specifically (Eccles. Mus.), pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 63Twang — Twang, n. 1. A harsh, quick sound, like that made by a stretched string when pulled and suddenly let go; as, the twang of a bowstring. [1913 Webster] 2. An affected modulation of the voice; a kind of nasal sound. [1913 Webster] He has such a… …

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  • 64Warble — War ble, n. A quavering modulation of the voice; a musical trill; a song. [1913 Webster] And he, the wondrous child, Whose silver warble wild Outvalued every pulsing sound. Emerson. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 65accentuation — noun a) Act of accentuating; applications of accent. b) (Ecclesiastical Music): pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy …

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  • 66intonation — 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 …

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  • 67inflection — n. 1. Bending, curvature, bend, curvity, flexure, crook. 2. (Gram.) Variation (in declension or in conjugation), accidence; declension, conjugation, and comparison. 3. (Music and Elocution.) Modulation (of the voice) …

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  • 68Voyetra-8 — The Voyetra 8 (Voyetra Eight) is an eight voice polyphonic analog synthesizer. Released in 1982 by the company Octave Plateau Electronics (later renamed Voyetra and still later acquired Turtle Beach Systems, and became Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc.) …

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  • 69Access Virus — The Access Virus is a German made virtual analog synthesizer which was first produced in 1997 and has since been upgraded frequently, with the company releasing new models about every two years. The latest of these are the Access Virus TI, Polar… …

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  • 70Casio CZ synthesizers — The CZ series were a family of low cost Phase distortion synthesizers produced by Casio mid 1980s. There were eight models of CZ synthesizers released: the CZ 101, CZ 230S, CZ 1000, CZ 2000S, CZ 2600S, CZ 3000, CZ 5000, and the CZ 1. Additionally …

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