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VOT

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Initialism of voice onset time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Initialism of voice onset time or voice-onset time (“the amount of time that passes between the release of a stop consonant and the onset of voicing”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Initialism of value of time (“the opportunity cost of the time that a traveller spends on his/her journey”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: economics, sciences

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Synonym of Vote (“person from Votia or of Votic descent”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Vote

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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