out-voice

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [out vois]
- /aʊt vɔɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [out vois]
- /aʊt vɔɪs/

Definitions of out-voice word

noun out-voice the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc. 1
noun out-voice the faculty or power of uttering sounds through the mouth by the controlled expulsion of air; speech: to lose one's voice. 1
noun out-voice a range of such sounds distinctive to one person, or to a type of person or animal: Her voice is commanding. 1
noun out-voice the condition or effectiveness of the voice for speaking or singing: to be in poor voice. 1
noun out-voice a sound likened to or resembling vocal utterance: the voice of the wind. 1
noun out-voice something likened to speech as conveying impressions to the mind: the voice of nature. 1

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Origin of out-voice

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English (noun) < Anglo-French voiz, voice (Old French voiz, vois) < Latin vōcem, accusative of vōx; akin to vocāre to call, Greek óps voice, épos word (see epic), Sanskrit vakti (he) speaks

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Parts of speech for Out-voice

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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out-voice popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".