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Phonation

The act or process by which articulate sounds are uttered; the utterance of articulate sounds; articulate speech.

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Communication 76% connected

The act or fact of communicating; as, communication of smallpox; communication of a secret.

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Voice 76% connected

Sound uttered by the mouth, especially that uttered by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quali…

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Vocalism 92% connected

The exercise of the vocal organs; vocalization.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Vocalization 92% connected

The act of vocalizing, or the state of being vocalized.

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Voice 92% connected

Sound uttered by the mouth, especially that uttered by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quali…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Vox 92% connected

A voice.

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Battle noun · 77% connection

an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph" - Thomas Paine; "…

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Articulate adjective · 78% connection

Distinctly uttered; spoken so as to be intelligible; characterized by division into words and syllables; as, articulate speech, sounds…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: articulate, sounds, uttered, utterance, speech.
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Articulately adverb · 78% connection

With distinct utterance of the separate sounds.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: articulate, sounds, uttered, utterance, speech.
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Articulation noun · 78% connection

A sound made by the vocal organs; an articulate utterance or an elementary sound, esp. a consonant.

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Close verb · 78% connection

Uttered with a relatively contracted opening of the mouth, as certain sounds of e and o in French, Italian, and German; -- opposed to…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: articulate, sounds, uttered, utterance, speech.
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Consonant noun · 78% connection

An articulate sound which in utterance is usually combined and sounded with an open sound called a vowel; a member of the spoken alpha…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: articulate, sounds, uttered, utterance, speech.
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Dumb adjective · 78% connection

Destitute of the power of speech; unable; to utter articulate sounds; as, the dumb brutes.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: articulate, sounds, uttered, utterance, speech.
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Echolalia noun · 78% connection

an infant's repetition of sounds uttered by others

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: articulate, sounds, uttered, utterance, speech.
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Faair-spoken adjective · 78% connection

Using fair speech, or uttered with fairness; bland; civil; courteous; plausible.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: articulate, sounds, uttered, utterance, speech.
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Fricative adjective · 78% connection

Produced by the friction or rustling of the breath, intonated or unintonated, through a narrow opening between two of the mouth organs…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: articulate, sounds, uttered, utterance, speech.
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Gabble noun · 78% connection

Inarticulate sounds rapidly uttered; as of fowls.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: articulate, sounds, uttered, utterance, speech.
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Hum interj. · 78% connection

Ahem; hem; an inarticulate sound uttered in a pause of speech implying doubt and deliberation.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: articulate, sounds, uttered, utterance, speech.
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Human noun · 78% connection

any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: articulate, sounds, uttered, utterance, speech.
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Lip noun · 78% connection

One of the two fleshy folds which surround the orifice of the mouth in man and many other animals. In man the lips are organs of speec…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: articulate, sounds, uttered, utterance, speech.
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Man noun · 78% connection

any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage

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Nasalization noun · 78% connection

the act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: articulate, sounds, uttered, utterance, speech.
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Oral communication noun · 78% connection

(language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: articulate, sounds, uttered, utterance, speech.
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Palatal adjective · 78% connection

Uttered by the aid of the palate; -- said of certain sounds, as the sound of k in kirk.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: articulate, sounds, uttered, utterance, speech.
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Phonograph noun · 78% connection

An instrument for the mechanical registration and reproduction of audible sounds, as articulate speech, etc. It consists of a rotating…

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