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vocalism

vocalism noun: speaking or singing.

Noun

vocalism (plural vocalisms)

  1. Speaking or singing.
    • The exciting vocalism of Leontyne Price1984 December 29, Charles Henry Fuller, “Music For The Holidays”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 25
  2. The vowel sounds used in a language.
  3. The vowels, sequence of vowels, or the quality peculiar to the vowels of a given word or group of words.
    • All forms contain a base *θirr- or *θurr-. Types 1 and 2 [which contain *θirr] may have been influenced by θirri̯are 'to screech', suggesting that the forms with *θurr- preserve the original vocalism.2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 256

vocalism meaning in Tamil

vocalism in Tamil

குரல் உறுப்புப்பயிற்சி

Forms of vocalism

pluralvocalisms

Origin of vocalism

From vocal + -ism.

Questions about vocalism

What does vocalism mean?
Vocalism means speaking or singing.
What is vocalism in Tamil?
Vocalism in Tamil is குரல் உறுப்புப்பயிற்சி. See Vocalism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is vocalism?
Vocalism is a noun.
What is the plural of vocalism?
The plural of vocalism is vocalisms.

Words near vocalism in the dictionary

  1. vocalised
  2. vocaliser
  3. vocalisers
  4. vocalises
  5. vocalising
  6. vocalism
  7. vocalisms
  8. vocalist
  9. vocalistic
  10. vocalists
  11. vocalities

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