Voice

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NOUN

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract

a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance

expressing in coherent verbal form

a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated

something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression

(metonymy) a singer

an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose

the ability to speak

(linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes

the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music

VERB

give voice to

utter with vibrating vocal chords

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