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modulation: Meaning and Definition of
mod•u•la•tion
Pronunciation: (moj"u-lā'shun, mod"yu-), [key] — n.
- the act of modulating.
- the state of being modulated.
- transition from one key to another.
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- the use of a particular distribution of stress or pitch in a construction, as the use of rising pitch on here in John is here?
- the feature of a construction resulting from such use.
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