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VOCALIZATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
Synonyms:
utterance; vocalization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("vocalization" is a kind of...):
auditory communication (communication that relies on hearing)
Meronyms (parts of "vocalization"):
phone; sound; speech sound ((phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vocalization"):
growling (a gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal))
rasp; rasping (uttering in an irritated tone)
splutter; sputter (an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage))
speech (something spoken)
speaking; speech production (the utterance of intelligible speech)
snarl (a vicious angry growl)
sigh; suspiration (an utterance made by exhaling audibly)
exultation; jubilation; rejoicing (the utterance of sounds expressing great joy)
pronunciation (the manner in which someone utters a word)
profanity (vulgar or irreverent speech or action)
paging (calling out the name of a person (especially by a loudspeaker system))
mumble (a soft indistinct utterance)
laugh; laughter (the sound of laughing)
howl; howling; ululation (a long loud emotional utterance)
ahem; hem (the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.)
groan; moan (an utterance expressing pain or disapproval)
expletive (a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line)
exclaiming; exclamation (an abrupt excited utterance)
croak; croaking (a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog))
cry; yell (a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate))
call; cry; outcry; shout; vociferation; yell (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)
roll call (calling out an official list of names)
Derivation:
vocalize (utter speech sounds)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
Example:
the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations
Synonyms:
phonation; vocalisation; vocalism; vocalization; voice; vox
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("vocalization" is a kind of...):
communication (something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vocalization"):
singing voice (the musical quality of the voice while singing)
sprechgesang; sprechstimme (a style of dramatic vocalization between singing and speaking)
voice over (the voice on an unseen commentator in a film of television program)
Derivation:
vocalize (utter with vibrating vocal chords)
