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INTONATION PATTERN
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I. (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)