intonation
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But the result was thin, devoid of intonation or personality, and it had an American lilt.
From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025
“Yo soy Emilia Pérez,” she says over and over again, modulating her intonation ever so slightly.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2024
Melodic intonation therapy, for instance, is a promising approach to train people with aphasia to sing what they want to say, using their intact "musical mechanisms" to bypass damaged speech mechanisms.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2024
But Palumbo, one of opera’s most mild-mannered yet most unrelenting perfectionists, was still making sure that the singers’ intonation was flawless, still fine-tuning the placement of the first note in a certain phrase.
From New York Times • May 21, 2024
“Hello,” she said, practicing her intonation, because tone was everything.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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