Intonation pattern (original) (raw)

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I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Intonations characteristic of questions and requests and statementsplay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("intonation pattern" is a kind of...):

intonation; modulation; pitch contour (rise and fall of the voice pitch)

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