intonation
Pronunciation:
/ɪntɵˈneɪʃən/noun
Definitions
The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale.
Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise.
Example: Her intonation was false.
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.