vocalism

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vocalism

noun vocalisms

  1. Speaking or singing. The exciting vocalism of Leontyne Price
  2. The vowel sounds used in a language.
  3. The vowels, sequence of vowels, or the quality peculiar to the vowels of a given word or group of words. All forms contain a base *θirr- or *θurr-. Types 1 and 2 [which contain *θirr] may have been influenced by θirri̯are 'to screech', suggesting that the forms with *θurr- preserve the original vocalism.

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noun The vowel sounds used in a language

Españolvocalismo
Portuguêsvocalismo
Françaisvocalisme
DeutschVokalismus
Italianovocalismo
Românăvocalism
Русскийвокали́зм vokalízm

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@misc{vocalism_2026,
  title = {vocalism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vocalism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}