vocalization (n.)

  1. 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

    [ Syn: voice , vocalisation , vocalism , phonation , vox ]

  2. the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication

    [ Syn: utterance ]

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