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pho⋅na⋅tion

  [foh-ney-shuhn]
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–noun Phonetics.
1. rapid, periodic opening and closing of the glottis through separation and apposition of the vocal cords that, accompanied by breath under lung pressure, constitutes a source of vocal sound.
2. (not in technical use) voice; vocalization. Compare voice (defs. 15, 16).
Origin:
1835–45; phon- + -ation

Related forms:
pho⋅na⋅to⋅ry  [foh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
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Main Entry: pho·na·tion
Pronunciation: fO-'nA-sh&n
Function: noun
: the production of vocal sounds and especially speech —pho·nate /'fO-"nAt/ intransitive verb pho·nat·ed; pho·nat·ing

Main Entry: pho·na·to·ry
Pronunciation: 'fO-n&-"tOr-E
Function: adjective
: of or relating to the production of speech sounds
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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phonation pho·na·tion (fō-nā'shən)
n.
The utterance of sounds through the use of the vocal cords; vocalization.

pho'na·to'ry (fō'nə-tôr'ē) adj.

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