- (n.) The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale.
- (n.) 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.
- (n.) A thundering; thunder.
- (n.) Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise; as, her intonation was false.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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