voices

Noun

voice (plural voices)

1. Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character.
   • The human voice is the oldest musical instrument in history.

   Synonyms:

   steven, reard

2. Sound made through vibration of the vocal cords; sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; — distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in whispering and voiceless consonants.
3. The tone or sound emitted by an object.
   • And after the earthquake, a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire, a still small voice.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Kings 19:12
4. The faculty or power of utterance.
   • to cultivate the voice
5. That which is communicated; message; meaning.
   • I desire to bee present with you now, and to change my voyce, for I stand in doubt of you.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Galatians 4:20
6. (figuratively) An expressed opinion, choice, will, desire, or wish; the right or ability to make such expression or to have it considered.
   • Sicinius. How now, my masters! have you chose this man? / 1st Citizen. He has our voices, sir.c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

   Synonyms:

   steven, vote, say-so

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