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vox angelica

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voix cé·leste   (vwä' sā-lěst')   
n.   pl. voix cé·lestes (sā-lěst') Music
An organ stop that produces a gentle tremolo effect. Also called vox angelica.

[French : voix, voice + céleste, celestial.]
vox an·gel·i·ca   (vŏks' ān-jěl'ĭ-kə)   
n.  See voix céleste.

[New Latin vōx angelica : Latin vōx, voice + Late Latin angelica, feminine of angelicus, angelic.]
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