vocalism

vo·cal·ism

V v

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [voh-kuh-liz-uh m]
- /ˈvoʊ kəˌlɪz əm/
- /ˈvəʊkəlɪz(ə)m /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [voh-kuh-liz-uh m]
- /ˈvoʊ kəˌlɪz əm/

Definitions of vocalism word

noun vocalism Phonetics. a vowel, diphthong, triphthong, or vowel quality, as in a syllable. the system of vowels of a language. 1
noun vocalism the use of the voice, as in speech or song. 1
noun vocalism the act, principles, or art of singing. 1
noun vocalism the exercise of the voice, as in singing or speaking 0
noun vocalism singing, esp in respect to technique or skill 0
noun vocalism a voiced speech sound, esp a vowel 0

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Origin of vocalism

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65; vocal + -ism

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Parts of speech for Vocalism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Vocalism

vocalism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for vocalism

noun vocalism

mutter — to utter words indistinctly or in a low tone, often as if talking to oneself; murmur.

Just one Synonym for vocalism