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Definition of "vocalism" []

  • Use of the voice in speaking or singing. (noun)
  • Music The act, technique, or art of singing. (noun)
  • Linguistics A vowel sound. (noun)
  • Linguistics A system of vowels used in a language or dialect. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "vocalism" in a sentence
  • "With her usual creamy vocalism, Ms. Fleming sang arias and duets covering many warring emotions, some beyond her vocal and theatrical skills."
  • "And the judges offered a textbook of expressive types: Bridgewater's voice seamed yet brassy in "The Surrey With the Fringe on Top," Elling firm and well-crafted as woodwork in "You Don't Know What Love Is," Reeves majestic in "Stormy Weather," and Austin unleashing a fusillade of vocalism in an urgent "Lady Be Good.""
  • "Of the two-dozen or more performances I have heard live, what is memorable in the best of them is not so much dazzling vocalism as an interpretive point of view."
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