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  1. 1. n. A thundering; thunder. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise; as, her intonation was false. Source: opted
  4. 4. 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. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. rise and fall of the voice pitch Source: wordnet
  6. 6. n. singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n. the act of singing in a monotonous tone Source: wordnet
  8. 8. n. the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations Source: wordnet
  9. 9. A thundering; thunder. [Obs.] Bailey. (a) The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale. (b) Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise; as, her intonation was false. (c) 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. Source: webster
  10. 10. A thundering; thunder. [Obs.] Bailey. Source: adambom
  11. 11. n:100 n. rise and fall of the voice pitch n. singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong n. the act of singing in a monotonous tone Source: ecdict

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