What is (a) Any change or modification in the pitch or tone of the voice. (b) A departure from the monotone, or reciting note, in chanting called?
inflection — (Mus.) (a) Any change or modification in the pitch or tone of the voice. (b) A departure from the monotone, or reciting note, in chanting. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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