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n. - The use of uttered sounds for auditory talking; The sound made by vibrating throat folds modified by the resonance of the tract.

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  • "Even before it is born, we want the calf to have an idea of what normal dolphin vocalization is," Lingenfelser said.
  • There appear greater discrepancies in vocalization, which is not to be wondered at, for at that time the marking of vowels was not known.
  • The relay works, but vocalization is unexpected.
  • The single utterance is what is necessary, a real freshness of vocalization which is, so to speak, the singer's own throat.
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