not expressed or spoken articulated without vibration of the vocal cords; voiceless
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un•voiced
(un voist′),USA pronunciation adj.
- not voiced;
not uttered:unvoiced complaints. - Phoneticsvoiceless;
without voice;
surd:unvoiced consonants.
- un-1 + voiced 1855–60
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un•voice
(un vois′),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i. -voiced, -voic•ing. [Phonet.]
- Phoneticsdevoice.
- un-2 + voice 1630–40
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to pronounce without vibration of the vocal cords - another word for devoice
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