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Enunciation vs Intonation - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between enunciation and intonation

is that enunciation is the act of enunciating, announcing, proclaiming, or making known; open attestation; declaration; as, the enunciation of an important truth while intonation is the rise and fall of the voice in speaking.

enunciation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of enunciating, announcing, proclaiming, or making known; open attestation; declaration; as, the enunciation of an important truth.
  • Mode of utterance or pronunciation, especially as regards fullness and distinctness or articulation; as, to speak with a clear or impressive enunciation.
  • That which is enunciated or announced; words in which a proposition is expressed; an announcement; a formal declaration; a statement.
  • intonation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (linguistics) The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
  • The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale.
  • Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise.
  • Her intonation was false.
  • Reciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonating or singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or canticle by a single voice, as of a priest.
  • A thundering; thunder.
  • (Bailey)

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