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Sound
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noun
The process of producing vocal sound by the vibration of the vocal folds that is in turn modified by the resonance of the vocal tract.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
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Synonyms: voice quality
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: voice, vocalization, vocalisation, vocalism, vox
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: communication
Narrower terms: singing voice, sprechgesang, sprechstimme, voice over
History
From Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice, sound”), equivalent to phonate + -ion.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
