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Vocalism   Listen
noun
Vocalism  n.  
1.
The exercise of the vocal organs; vocalization.
2.
A vocalic sound. (R.)






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Vocalism" Quotes from Famous Books



... he went to the theatre or to a concert, and I well remember the delight which he manifested when attending the "readings" of Charles Dickens. When the "Christmas Carol" was read, as Mr. Dickens pronounced the words, "Bless his heart, it's Fezziwig alive yet," a dog, with some double bass vocalism, stirred, perhaps, by some ghostly impulse, responded: "Bow! wow! wow!" with a repetition that not only brought down the house wildly, but threw Mr. Dickens himself into such convulsions of humor that he ...
— Perley's Reminiscences, Vol. 1-2 - of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis • Benjamin Perley Poore



Words linked to "Vocalism" :   communication, sprechgesang, vox, vocalisation, phonemic system, vocalist, voice over, voice



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