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voice is pronounced in one syllable
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video examples of voice pronunciation
An example use of voice in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… make your voice heard except those in …”
meanings of voice
noun:
In harmony, an independent vocal or instrumental part in a piece of composition.
That which is communicated; message; meaning.
The faculty or power of utterance.
A flag associated with a user on a channel, determining whether or not they can send messages to the channel.
A particular style or way of writing that expresses a certain tone or feeling.
The tone or sound emitted by an object.
One who speaks; a speaker.
A particular way of inflecting or conjugating verbs, or a particular form of a verb, by means of which is indicated the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses.
An expressed opinion, choice, will, desire, or wish; the right or ability to make such expression or to have it considered.
Sound made through vibration of the vocal cords; sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; — distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in whispering and voiceless consonants.
Command; precept.
Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character.
verb:
To vote; to elect; to appoint.
To clamor; to cry out.
To fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the tone of.
To act as a voice actor to portray a character.
To assign the voice flag to a user on IRC, permitting them to send messages to the channel.
To utter audibly, with tone and not just breath.
To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce.
voice frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR
the word voice occurs in english on average 136.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.