inflection

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"Such a little chap, with an appealing voice, while his inflection was the smallest part of what he was saying.

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  1. noun The act of inflecting or the state of being inflected.
  2. noun Alteration in pitch or tone of the voice.
  3. noun Grammar An alteration of the form of a word by the addition of an affix, as in English dogs from dog, or by changing the form of a base, as in English spoke from speak, that indicates grammatical features such as number, person, mood, or tense.
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  • A question is uttered with rising inflection, that is, with a higher pitch at the end. —  The Principles of English Versification
  • For another thing that these people have preserved is a softness of voice and an inflection which is Elizabethan rather than twentieth century American Having grown to know him fairly well, I fished for an invitation to visit his home. —  Contrary Mary
  • "Such a little chap, with an appealing voice, while his inflection was the smallest part of what he was saying. —  Michael O'Halloran
  • None of these bodies were in the least attacked by the secretion, and they caused only that moderate amount of inflection which is common to all inorganic objects. —  Insectivorous Plants
  • A particle of cinder, chalk, or sand, will also incite the bending, if actually brought in contact with the gland, not merely resting on the drop; but the inflection is then much less pronounced and more transient. —  Darwiniana; Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism
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/ɪnˈflɛkʃən/
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