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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

pho•na•tion n. [Phonet.]

Phoneticsrapid, 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.
Phonetics(not in technical use) voice; vocalization. Cf. voice (defs. 15, 16).

phon- + -ation 1835–45

pho•na•to•ry adj.

'phonation' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

aphonic - resonance - speak - voice - voiceless - whisper

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