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Word: Intone
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 15th century (originally as entone): from Old French entoner or medieval Latin intonare, from in- ‘into’ + Latin tonus ‘tone’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪnˈtəʊn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
say or recite with little rise and fall of the pitch of the voice
Short Definition:say or recite with little rise and fall of pitch of voice
Examples:- he intoned a short Latin prayer
- ‘All rise,’ intoned the usher
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