VOCALISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vocalism mean? 

• VOCALISM (noun)
  The noun VOCALISM has 2 senses:

1. the system of vowels used in a particular language

2. the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract

  Familiarity information: VOCALISM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VOCALISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The system of vowels used in a particular language

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

vocalism; vowel system

Hypernyms ("vocalism" is a kind of...):

phonemic system (the system of phonemes recognized in a language)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

phonation; vocalisation; vocalism; vocalization; voice; vox

Context example:

the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations

Hypernyms ("vocalism" is a kind of...):

communication (something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vocalism"):

singing voice (the musical quality of the voice while singing)

sprechgesang; sprechstimme (a style of dramatic vocalization between singing and speaking)

voice over (the voice on an unseen commentator in a film of television program)

Derivation:

vocalist (a person who sings)