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Definition of unvoiced - 5 dictionary results

un⋅voiced

  [uhn-voist]
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–adjective
1. not voiced; not uttered: unvoiced complaints.
2. Phonetics. voiceless; without voice; surd: unvoiced consonants.
Origin:
1855–60; un- 1 + voiced

un⋅voice

  [uhn-vois]
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object) -voiced, -voic⋅ing. Phonetics.
devoice.
Origin:
1630–40; un- 2 + voice

de⋅voice

  [dee-vois] verb, -voiced, -voic⋅ing. Phonetics
–verb (used with object)
1. to pronounce (an ordinarily voiced speech sound) without vibration of the vocal cords; make voiceless.
–verb (used without object)
2. to devoice a speech sound.
Also, unvoice.

Origin:
1930–35; de- + voice
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un·voice   (ŭn-vois')   
tr.v.   un·voiced, un·voic·ing, un·voic·es
To devoice.
un·voiced   (ŭn-voist')   
adj.  

  1. Not expressed or uttered: unvoiced fears.

  2. Linguistics Voiceless: unvoiced consonants.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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