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cantillation vs intonation

intonation vs cantillation

cantillation and intonation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cantillation Yes No No No
intonation Yes No No No
As nouns, intonation is a hypernym of cantillation; that is, intonation is a word with a broader meaning than cantillation:
  • cantillation: liturgical chanting
  • intonation: the act of singing in a monotonous tone
Other hypernyms of cantillation include chanting.
cantillation (noun) intonation (noun)
liturgical chanting the act of singing in a monotonous tone
singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong
the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations
rise and fall of the voice pitch
Difference between cantillation and intonation

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