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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 statements
Familiarity information: INTONATION PATTERN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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