3. A slide, modulation, or accent of the voice; as, the rising and the
falling inflection.
4. (Gram.) The variation or change which words undergo to mark case,
gender, number, comparison, tense, person, mood, voice, etc.
5. (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.