Vocalization - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Vocalization :  (noun)
1: 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" [syn: voice, vocalisation, phonation, vox]
2: the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication [syn: utterance]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Vocalization : \Vo`cal*i*za"tion\, n. 1. The act of vocalizing, or the state of being vocalized.

2. The formation and utterance of vocal sounds.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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