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vocoid

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vo⋅coid

[voh-koid] Phonetics
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to a sound produced without stoppage or obstruction of the flow of air in the vocal tract; vowellike.
–noun
2. a vocoid sound.
Compare contoid.


Origin:
1940–45; voc(al) + -oid
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