vocalism

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English

Etymology

From vocal +‎ -ism.

Noun

vocalism (plural vocalisms)

  1. Speaking or singing.
    • 1984 December 29, Charles Henry Fuller, “Music For The Holidays”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 25:
      The exciting vocalism of Leontyne Price
  2. (linguistics) The vowel sounds used in a language.

Coordinate terms

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French vocalisme.

Noun

vocalism n (uncountable)

  1. vocalism

Declension

singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative vocalism vocalismul
genitive-dative vocalism vocalismului
vocative vocalismule