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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