vocalization C2+ Topic:Communication US /ˌvoʊkələˈzeɪʃən/ UK /ˌvəʊkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the act or a sound of producing the voice; an utterance Researchers recorded every vocalization the dolphins made underwater. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act or a sound of... utterancearticulationphonationexpressionsoundvoicing ↔ Opposites silence Word family Related forms vocalizevocalvoicevocalise Etymology AI details From vocalize (from Latin vocalis 'vocal', from vox 'voice') plus the noun-forming suffix -ation. vocalis Latin vox Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Communication Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # vocalization **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌvoʊkələˈzeɪʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌvəʊkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ ## Meanings 1. the act or a sound of producing the voice; an utterance ## Examples - Researchers recorded every vocalization the dolphins made underwater. ## Synonyms - utterance - articulation - phonation - expression - sound - voicing ## Antonyms - silence ## Related Forms - vocalize - vocal - voice - vocalise ## Roots and Affixes - Root: vocalis - Root: vox ## Etymology From vocalize (from Latin vocalis 'vocal', from vox 'voice') plus the noun-forming suffix -ation. ## AI Etymology Vocalization comes from vocalize (from Latin vocalis 'vocal', from vox 'voice') plus the noun-forming suffix -ation. In current use it is a noun meaning "the act or a sound of producing the voice; an utterance". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The surface form is compositional: its joined elements remain visible in the modern word. The historical chain includes Latin vocalis and Latin vox. Related English forms include vocalize, vocal, voice, and vocalise. The word's history is thus visible in its construction: the components remain interpretable even after the whole expression has settled into a conventional English meaning. ## Topics - Communication - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown