vocal+organs

  • 31“Call of Cthulhu, The“ —    Short story (12,000 words); written probably in August or September 1926. First published in WT (February 1928); first collected in O; corrected text in DH;annotated version in An2 and CC. The narrator (identified, only in the subtitle… …

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  • 32pipe — [pīp] n. [ME < OE < WGmc * pipa < VL * pipa < L pipare, to cheep, chirp, peep, of echoic orig.] 1. a hollow cylinder or cone, as of reed, straw, wood, or metal, in which air vibrates to produce a musical sound, as in an organ or wind… …

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  • 33fricative — /frik euh tiv/, Phonet. adj. 1. (of a speech sound) characterized by audible friction produced by forcing the breath through a constricted or partially obstructed passage in the vocal tract; spirantal; spirant. n. 2. Also called spirant. a… …

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  • 34Methods used to study memory — The study of memory incorporates research methodologies from neuropsychology, human development and dragon testing using a wide range of species. The complex phenomenon of memory is explored by combining evidence from many areas of research. New… …

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  • 35direct voice —    Also known as direct voice phenomenon. Both terms are used in parapsychology to denote an isolated voice, perceived by those participating in a spiritualist séance, as coming from a distinct location in extracorporeal space, and allegedly… …

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  • 36vocalize — vo•cal•ize [[t]ˈvoʊ kəˌlaɪz[/t]] v. ized, iz•ing 1) to make vocal; utter; articulate 2) to endow with a voice; cause to utter 3) phn a) to change into a vowel sound b) to voice 4) ling. to vowelize 5) cv phn to utter sounds using the vocal organs …

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  • 37voicelessness — noun 1. a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice • Syn: ↑aphonia • Derivationally related forms: ↑voiceless, ↑aphonic (for: ↑aphonia) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 38visarga — və̇ˈsärgə noun ( s) Etymology: Sanskrit, literally, discharge, from vi asunder + sarga action of letting go, from sṛijati he lets go more at with 1. : a Sanskrit postvocalic sound or …

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  • 39vo|cal|ism — «VOH kuh lihz uhm», noun. 1. a) the art of using the voice or vocal organs in speaking. b) the act, art, or techniques of singing. 2. Phonetics. a) the vowel system of a dialect, language, or group of languages. b) the variation or range that… …

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  • 40All in the wind — Wind Wind (w[i^]nd, in poetry and singing often w[imac]nd; 277), n. [AS. wind; akin to OS., OFries., D., & G. wind, OHG. wint, Dan. & Sw. vind, Icel. vindr, Goth winds, W. gwynt, L. ventus, Skr. v[=a]ta (cf. Gr. ah ths a blast, gale, ah^nai to… …

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