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INTONATION PATTERN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does intonation pattern mean? 

INTONATION PATTERN (noun)
  The noun INTONATION PATTERN has 1 sense:

1. intonations characteristic of questions and requests and statementsplay

  Familiarity information: INTONATION PATTERN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


INTONATION PATTERN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Intonations characteristic of questions and requests and statements

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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