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Vocalise
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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vocalise (ˌvəʊkəˈliːz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a musical passage sung upon one vowel as an exercise to develop flexibility and control of pitch and tone; solfeggio | |
| vocalize or vocalise (ˈvəʊkəˌlaɪz) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to express with or use the voice; articulate (a speech, song, etc) |
| 2. | (tr) to make vocal or articulate |
| 3. | (tr) phonetics |
| a. to articulate (a speech sound) with voice | |
| b. to change (a consonant) into a vowel | |
| 4. | another word for vowelize |
| 5. | (intr) to sing a melody on a vowel, etc |
| vocalise or vocalise | |
| —vb | |
| vocali'zation or vocalise | |
| —n | |
| vocali'sation or vocalise | |
| —n | |
| 'vocalizer or vocalise | |
| —n | |
| 'vocaliser or vocalise | |
| —n | |
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