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vocalization
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun vocalization has 2 senses
- vocalization(n = noun.communication) phonation, vocalisation, vocalism, voice, vox - 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" is a kind of communication
- vocalization(n = noun.communication) utterance - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication; Array has particulars: roll call, call, cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, cry, yell, croak, croaking, exclaiming, exclamation, expletive, groan, moan, ahem, hem, howl, howling, ululation, laugh, laughter, mumble, paging, profanity, pronunciation, exultation, jubilation, rejoicing, sigh, suspiration, snarl, speaking, speech production, speech, splutter, sputter, rasp, rasping, growling
has particulars: singing voice, sprechgesang, sprechstimme, voice over
Derived form verb vocalize1
is a kind of auditory communication
has parts: phone, sound, speech sound
Derived form verb vocalize5
CIDE DICTIONARY
vocalization, n.
- The act of vocalizing, or the state of being vocalized. [1913 Webster]
- The formation and utterance of vocal sounds. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
vocalization
articulation, attack, bel canto, bravura, choral singing, coloratura, croon, crooning, delivery, diction, enunciation, folk singing, hum, humming, intonation, lyricism, mouth, mouthing, operatic singing, phonation, pronunciation, scat, scat singing, singing, sol-fa, sol-fa exercise, solfeggio, solmization, song, sounding, speaking, speech, tonic sol-fa, utterance, verbalization, vocal music, voice, voicing, warbling, yodel, yodelingROGET THESAURUS
vocalization
Voice
N voice, vocality, organ, lungs, bellows, good voice, fine voice, powerful voice, musical voice, intonation, tone of voice, vocalization, cry, strain, utterance, prolation, exclamation, ejaculation, vociferation, ecphonesis, enunciation, articulation, articulate sound, distinctness, clearness, of articulation, stage whisper, delivery, accent, accentuation, emphasis, stress, broad accent, strong accent, pure accent, native accent, foreign accent, pronunciation, homonym, orthoepy, cacoepy, euphony, gastriloquism, ventriloquism, ventriloquist, polyphonism, polyphonist, phonology, vocal, phonetic, oral, ejaculatory, articulate, distinct, stertorous, euphonious, how sweetly sounds the voice of a good woman, the organ of the soul, thy voice is a celestial melody.
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