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phonation

American  
[foh-ney-shuhn] / foʊˈneɪ ʃən /

noun

Phonetics.

  1. rapid, periodic opening and closing of the glottis through separation and apposition of the vocal cords that, accompanied by breath under lung pressure, constitutes a source of vocal sound.

  2. (not in technical use) voice; vocalization.

Other Word Forms

  • phonatory adjective

Etymology

Origin of phonation

First recorded in 1835–45; phon- + -ation

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