voices

noun

the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music

(linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes

the ability to speak

an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose

(metonymy) a singer

something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression

a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated

expressing in coherent verbal form

a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance

the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

verb

utter with vibrating vocal chords

give voice to

Roots

voxvoic- · Latin · voice

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Where does voices come from?

The word voices breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root voic-, from Latin vox (“voice”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.