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phonation
[ foh-ney-shuhn ]
/ foʊˈneɪ ʃən /
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noun Phonetics.
rapid, periodic opening and closing of the glottis through separation and apposition of the vocal cords that, accompanied by breath under lung pressure, constitutes a source of vocal sound.
(not in technical use) voice; vocalization.Compare voice (defs. 15, 16).
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pho·na·to·ry [foh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˈfoʊ nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectiveWords nearby phonation
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