vocalization
vocalization Lexical Profile
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• noun
The act or process of producing sounds with the voice, or a specific sound, call, or utterance made by a human or animal.
"Marine biologists recorded the complex vocalizations of humpback whales during their annual migration."
In music, the technique of singing on one or more vowel sounds without pronouncing consonants, often used as a vocal exercise.
"The choir director led the ensemble through ten minutes of gentle vocalization before rehearsing the main repertoire."
In linguistics, the phonetic process by which a consonant is converted into a vowel or semivowel, or the addition of vowel diacritics to a consonantal script such as Arabic or Hebrew.
"Beginners learning Hebrew often rely on full vocalization in printed texts to know which vowels to pronounce."
• Rhymes for vocalization
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in English from the verb 'vocalize' plus the suffix '-ation', ultimately tracing back to the Latin 'vox' (genitive 'vocis'), meaning 'voice' or 'sound'.