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vocalisation

vocalisation is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of vocalization.

Meaning of vocalization

Noun

vocalization (countable and uncountable, plural vocalizations)

  1. The act of vocalizing or something vocalized; a vocal utterance
  2. Any specific mode of utterance; pronunciation
  3. The use of speech to express an idea
  4. The production of communication sounds with the syrinx or larynx (in tetrapods) or with the swim bladder (in fish)
  5. The production of musical sounds using the voice, especially as an exercise
  6. The vowel diacritics in certain scripts, like Hebrew and Arabic, which are not normally written, but which are used in dictionaries, children's books, religious texts and textbooks for learners.

See all 8 meanings of vocalization

Forms of vocalisation

pluralvocalisations

Questions about vocalisation

What is vocalisation the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of?
Vocalisation is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of vocalization.

Words near vocalisation in the dictionary

  1. vocalically
  2. vocalics
  3. vocalion
  4. vocalions
  5. vocalis
  6. vocalisation
  7. vocalisations
  8. vocalise
  9. vocalised
  10. vocaliser
  11. vocalisers

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