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Define the word Phonation

"Phonation" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Phonation \Pho*na"tion\, n. [Gr. fwnh` the voice.]
   The act or process by which articulate sounds are uttered;
   the utterance of articulate sounds; articulate speech.
   [1913 Webster]

"phonation" wn "WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)"

phonation
    n 1: the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by
         the resonance of the vocal tract; "a singer takes good care
         of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations"
         [syn: voice, vocalization, vocalisation, vocalism,
         phonation, vox]