VOCALISM
voice, vocalization, vocalisation, vocalism, phonation, vox
(noun) the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract; “a singer takes good care of his voice”; “the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
vocalism (plural vocalisms)
Speaking or singing.
(linguistics) The vowel sounds used in a language.
Coordinate terms
• (vowel sounds used in a language): consonantism
Source: Wiktionary
Vo"cal*ism, n.
1. The exercise of the vocal organs; vocalization.
2. A vocalic sound. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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