Definitions of pitch contour
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rise and fall of the voice pitch
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synonyms:
cadence, intonation, modulation
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types:
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intonation pattern
intonations characteristic of questions and requests and statements
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drone, droning, monotone
an unchanging intonation
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singsong
a regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation
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type of:
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inflection, prosody
the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
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intonation pattern
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