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   Voice

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   noun

   • 1. the sound produced in a person's larynx and uttered through the mouth, as speech or song: "Meg raised her voice"
   • ▪ the ability to speak or sing: "she'd lost her voice" Similar power of speechpowers of articulation
   • ▪ the supposed utterance of a guiding spirit.
   • ▪ the distinctive tone or style of a literary work or author: "she had strained and falsified her literary voice"
   • 2. a particular opinion or attitude expressed: "a dissenting voice" Similar opinionviewcommentfeelingwishdesirevoteinputone's sayinformal:one's twopence worthone's twopenn'orth
   • ▪ an agency by which a particular point of view is expressed or represented: "the newspaper was the voice of the students" Similar mouthpieceforumorganagencyagentrepresentativespokespersonspokesmanspokeswomanfrontmanintermediarymediumvehicleinstrumentchannelmeans of expression
   • ▪ the right to express an opinion: "the new electoral system gives minority parties a voice"
   • 3. the range of pitch or type of tone with which a person sings, such as soprano or tenor.
   • ▪ a vocal part in a composition.
   • ▪ a constituent part in a fugue.
   • ▪ each of the notes or sounds able to be produced simultaneously by a musical instrument (especially an electronic one) or a computer.
   • ▪ (in an electronic musical instrument) each of a number of preset or programmable tones.
   • 4. sound uttered with resonance of the vocal cords (used in the pronunciation of vowels and certain consonants).
   • 5. a form or set of forms of a verb showing the relation of the subject to the action: "the passive voice"

   verb

   • 1. express (something) in words: "get teachers to voice their opinions on important subjects"
   • 2. utter (a speech sound) with resonance of the vocal cords (e.g. b, d, g, v, z): "he is unable to voice the g sound"
   • 3. regulate the tone quality of (organ pipes or a piano).

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French vois, from Latin vox, voc-.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   What is voice verb?

   • voice something to produce a sound with a movement of your vocal cords as well as your breath compare unvoiced, voiceless Topics Language c1 Definition of voice verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What is the meaning of voice?

   • something like speech as conveying impressions to the mind:[ countable] the voice of one's conscience. expression in words or by other means:[ uncountable] The audience gave voice to their disapproval. an expressed opinion, choice, will, or desire:[ countable * usually singular] the voice of the opposition.

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   What does voiceless mean?

   • voice•less, adj. See -voc-. n. speech: to lose one's voice. a range of such sounds distinctive to one person, or to a type of person or animal: Her voice is commanding. Music and Dance the condition or effectiveness of the voice for speaking or singing: to be in poor voice.

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   What is a voice in grammar?

   • In grammar, the voice is a form of a verb that talks about the connection between the action that the verb expresses and the participants identified by its arguments. In other words, voice is something that concentrates on the quality of a verb. It tells us whether its subject acts (active voice) or is acted upon (passive voice).

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   the natural and distinctive tone of the speech sounds characteristic of a particular person. the condition, quality, effectiveness, or tone of such sounds: a hysterical voice. the musical sound of a singing voice, with respect to its quality or tone: she has a lovely voice.

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   voice. noun. These are words and phrases related to voice. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of voice. All that shouting caused him to lose his voice. Ted speaks with a deep rich voice. Synonyms. vocal sound. speech. power of speech. mode of speaking. tone. delivery. intonation. modulation.

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   1. a. : sound produced by vertebrates by means of lungs, larynx, or syrinx. especially : sound so produced by human beings. b (1) : musical sound produced by the vocal folds and resonated by the cavities of head and throat. (2) : the power or ability to produce musical tones. (3) : singer. (4)