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  • 121voice — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. vocality; speaking or singing voice; inflection, intonation; tone of voice; ventriloquism, ventriloquy; lung power; vocal cords, vocalization (see speech); cry, expression, utterance, vociferation,… …

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  • 122roar — vb Roar, bellow, bluster, bawl, vociferate, clamor, howl, ululate are comparable when they mean to make a very loud and often a continuous or protracted noise. The same distinctions in implications and connotations are to be found in their nouns …

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  • 123voice — /vɔɪs / (say voys) noun 1. the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc. 2. the sounds naturally uttered by a single person in speech or vocal utterance, often… …

  • 124voice — [vois] n. [ME < OFr vois < L vox (gen. vocis), a voice < IE base * wekw , to speak > Sans vákti, (he) speaks, Gr ossa, ōps, voice, OE woma, noise] 1. sound made through the mouth, esp. by human beings in talking, singing, etc. 2. the… …

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  • 125voice — n. & v. n. 1 a sound formed in the larynx etc. and uttered by the mouth, esp. human utterance in speaking, shouting, singing, etc. (heard a voice; spoke in a low voice). b the ability to produce this (has lost her voice). 2 a the use of the… …

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  • 126ut|ter|ance — ut|ter|ance1 «UHT uhr uhns», noun. 1. the act or fact of uttering; expression in words or sounds: »The child gave utterance to his grief. 2. a way of speaking: »a man of polished utterance. Stammering hinders clear utterance. 3. something… …

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  • 127HABAKKUK — (Heb. חֲבַקּוּק; cf, Akk. ḫambaququ or ḫhabbaququ, a fragrant herb), prophet at the time of the chaldeans ascent to power in the early seventh century B.C.E. (Hab. 1:6), a time apparently after the Egyptian defeat at Carchemish (Jer. 46:2) and… …

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  • 128what — I. pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwæt, neuter of hwā who more at who Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) used as an interrogative expressing inquiry about the identity, nature, or value of an object or matter < what is this&#8230; …

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