VOCALISM

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : phonation , vocalisation , vocalization , voice , vox

• (noun) the system of vowels used in a particular language

  synonyms : vowel system

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