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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Vocalization

· Vo·cal·i·za·tion · IPA /vəʊk(ə)lʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
01 n. The act of vocalizing, or the state of being vocalized.
  1. 1.
    The act of vocalizing, or the state of being vocalized.
  2. 2.
    The formation and utterance of vocal sounds.