Intonation

1. The manner of speaking, especially the placement of emphasis, the cadence, and the rise and fall of the pitch of the voice while speaking.
1. The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale.
2. Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise; as, her intonation was false.
3. Reciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonating, or singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or canticle by a single voice, as of a priest. See Intone, v. t.