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| in·to·na·tion con·tour (plural in·to·na·tion con·tours) or in·to·na·tion pat·tern (plural in·to·na·tion pat·terns) |
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pattern of pitch in speech: the pattern of rising and falling pitch in speech that helps to distinguish between questions, statements, and other types of speech
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