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First :: First (n.) The upper part of a duet, trio, etc., either vocal or instrumental; -- so called because it generally expresses the air, and has a preeminence in the combined effect..

Univocal :: Univocal (a.) Having one meaning only; -- contrasted with equivocal.

Whisper :: Whisper (v. i.) To speak softly, or under the breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration in the larynx which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound. See Whisper, n..

Suprahepatic :: Supraglotic (a.) Situated above the glottis; -- applied to that part of the cavity of the larynx above the true vocal cords.

Multivocal :: Multivocal (a.) Signifying many different things; of manifold meaning; equivocal.

Atonic :: Atonic (n.) An element of speech entirely destitute of vocality, or produced by the breath alone; a nonvocal or surd consonant; a breathing..

Pronounced :: Pronounced (a.) Strongly marked; unequivocal; decided. [A Gallicism.

Univocal :: Univocal (n.) Having always the same drift or tenor; uniform; certain; regular.

Voice :: Voice (v. t.) To utter with sonant or vocal tone; to pronounce with a narrowed glottis and rapid vibrations of the vocal cords; to speak above a whisper.

Casuistry :: Casuistry (a.) Sophistical, equivocal, or false reasoning or teaching in regard to duties, obligations, and morals..

Breathe :: Breathe (v. t.) To utter without vocality, as the nonvocal consonants..

Y :: Y () Y, the twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, at the beginning of a word or syllable, except when a prefix (see Y-), is usually a fricative vocal consonant; as a prefix, and usually in the middle or at the end of a syllable, it is a vowel. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 145, 178-9, 272..

S :: S () the nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a consonant, and is often called a sibilant, in allusion to its hissing sound. It has two principal sounds; one a mere hissing, as in sack, this; the other a vocal hissing (the same as that of z), as in is, wise. Besides these it sometimes has the sounds of sh and zh, as in sure, measure. It generally has its hissing sound at the beginning of words, but in the middle and at the end of words its sound is determined by usage. In a few words it

Dysphony :: Dysphony (n.) A difficulty in producing vocal sounds; enfeebled or depraved voice.

Serenate :: Serenate (n.) A piece of vocal music, especially one on an amoreus subject; a serenade..

M :: M () M, the thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant, and from the manner of its formation, is called the labio-nasal consonant. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 178-180, 242..

Ritornello :: Ritornello (n.) A short intermediate symphony, or instrumental passage, in the course of a vocal piece; an interlude..

Vocalist :: Vocalist (n.) A singer, or vocal musician, as opposed to an instrumentalist..

Univocal :: Univocal (n.) A word having but one meaning.

Introit :: Introit (n.) Any composition of vocal music appropriate to the opening of church services.

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