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voice

  [vois] ,noun, verb, voiced, voic⋅ing, adjective
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–noun
1. the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, esp. of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
2. the faculty or power of uttering sounds through the mouth by the controlled expulsion of air; speech: to lose one's voice.
3. a range of such sounds distinctive to one person, or to a type of person or animal: Her voice is commanding.
4. the condition or effectiveness of the voice for speaking or singing: to be in poor voice.
5. a sound likened to or resembling vocal utterance: the voice of the wind.
6. something likened to speech as conveying impressions to the mind: the voice of nature.
7. expression in spoken or written words, or by other means: to give voice to one's disapproval by a letter.
8. the right to present and receive consideration of one's desires or opinions: We were given no voice in the election.
9. an expressed opinion or choice: a voice for compromise.
10. an expressed will or desire: the voice of the people.
11. expressed wish or injunction: obedient to the voice of God.
12. the person or other agency through which something is expressed or revealed: a warning that proved to be the voice of prophecy.
13. a singer: one of our best voices.
14. a voice part: a score for piano and voice.
15. Phonetics. the audible result of phonation and resonance.
16. Grammar.
a. a set of categories for which the verb is inflected in some languages, as Latin, and which is typically used to indicate the relation of the verbal action to the subject as performer, undergoer, or beneficiary of its action.
b. a set of syntactic devices in some languages, as English, that is similar to this set in function.
c. any of the categories of these sets: the English passive voice; the Greek middle voice.
17. the finer regulation, as of intensity and color, in tuning, esp. of a piano or organ.
–verb (used with object)
18. to give utterance or expression to; declare; proclaim: to voice one's discontent.
19. Music.
a. to regulate the tone of, as the pipes of an organ.
b. to write the voice parts for (music).
20. to utter with the voice.
21. Phonetics. to pronounce with glottal vibration.
22. to interpret from sign language into spoken language.
–adjective
23. Computers. of or pertaining to the use of human or synthesized speech: voice-data entry; voice output.
24. Telecommunications. of or pertaining to the transmission of speech or data over media designed for the transmission of speech: voice-grade channel; voice-data network.
—Idioms
25. the still, small voice, the conscience: He was only occasionally troubled by the still, small voice.
26. with one voice, in accord; unanimously: They arose and with one voice acclaimed the new president.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME (n.) < AF voiz, voice (OF voiz, vois) < L vōcem, acc. of vōx; akin to vocāre to call, Gk óps voice, épos word (see epic ), Skt vakti (he) speaks

Related forms:
voicer, noun

Synonyms:
5. cry, call. 6. sound, language, speech, tongue. 11. order, command. 12. mouthpiece, organ. 18. reveal, disclose, publish.
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voice   (vois)   
n.  

    1. The sound produced by the vocal organs of a vertebrate, especially a human.

    2. The ability to produce such sounds.

    3. Musical sound produced by vibration of the human vocal cords and resonated within the throat and head cavities.

    4. The quality or condition of a person's singing: a baritone in excellent voice.

    5. A singer: a choir of excellent voices.

    6. One of the individual vocal or instrumental parts or strands in a composition: a fugue for four voices; string voices carrying the melody. Also called voice part.

    7. Expression; utterance: gave voice to their feelings at the meeting.

    8. A medium or agency of expression: a newsletter that serves as a neighborhood voice.

    9. The right or opportunity to express a choice or opinion: a territory that has a voice, but not a vote, in Congress.

  2. A specified quality, condition, or pitch of vocal sound: a hoarse voice; the child's piping voice.

  3. Linguistics Expiration of air through vibrating vocal cords, used in the production of vowels and voiced consonants.

  4. A sound resembling or reminiscent of vocal utterance: the murmuring voice of the forest.

  5. Music

    1. Musical sound produced by vibration of the human vocal cords and resonated within the throat and head cavities.

    2. The quality or condition of a person's singing: a baritone in excellent voice.

    3. A singer: a choir of excellent voices.

    4. One of the individual vocal or instrumental parts or strands in a composition: a fugue for four voices; string voices carrying the melody. Also called voice part.

    5. Expression; utterance: gave voice to their feelings at the meeting.

    6. A medium or agency of expression: a newsletter that serves as a neighborhood voice.

    7. The right or opportunity to express a choice or opinion: a territory that has a voice, but not a vote, in Congress.

    1. Expression; utterance: gave voice to their feelings at the meeting.

    2. A medium or agency of expression: a newsletter that serves as a neighborhood voice.

    3. The right or opportunity to express a choice or opinion: a territory that has a voice, but not a vote, in Congress.

  7. Grammar A property of verbs or a set of verb inflections indicating the relation between the subject and the action expressed by the verb: "Birds build nests" uses the active voice; "nests built by birds" uses the passive voice. Also called diathesis.

  8. The distinctive style or manner of expression of an author or of a character in a book.

tr.v.   voiced, voic·ing, voic·es

  1. To give voice to; utter: voice a grievance. See Synonyms at vent1.

  2. Linguistics To pronounce with vibration of the vocal cords.

  3. Music

    1. To provide (a composition) with voice parts.

    2. To regulate the tone of (the pipes of an organ, for example).

  4. To provide the voice for (a cartoon character or show, for example): The animated series was voiced by famous actors.


[Middle English, from Old French vois, from Latin vōx, vōc-; see wekw- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

voice  (n.)
c.1290, "sound made by the human mouth," from O.Fr. voiz, from L. vocem (nom. vox) "voice, sound, utterance, cry, call, speech, sentence, language, word," related to vocare "to call," from PIE base *wek- "give vocal utterance, speak" (cf. Skt. vakti "speaks, says," vacas- "word;" Avestan vac- "speak, say;" Gk. aor. eipon "spoke, said," epos "word;" O.Prus. wackis "cry;" Ger. er-wähnen "to mention"). Replaced O.E. stefn. Meaning "ability in a singer" is first attested 1607. Verb meaning "to express" (a feeling, opinion, etc.) first attested 1607. The noun in this sense (in ref. to groups of people, etc., e.g. Voice of America) is recorded from 1390.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: voice
Pronunciation: 'vois
Function: noun
1 : sound produced by vertebrates by means of lungs, larynx, or syrinx; especially : sound so produced by human beings
2 : the faculty of utterance : SPEECH —voice transitive verb voiced; voic·ing
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

voice (vois)
n.
The sound made by air passing out through the larynx and upper respiratory tract and produced by the vibration of the vocal organs.

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Idioms & Phrases

voice

see at the top of one's lungs (voice); give voice to; have a say (voice) in; raise one's voice; still small voice; with one voice.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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