voce

Definitions of voce
  1. noun
    the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
    synonyms: vocalizzazione
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    type of:
    comunicazione, messaggio
    something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
  2. noun
    an announcement containing information about an event
    synonyms: preavviso
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    types:
    necrologio
    a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography
    type of:
    annuncio, annunzio, avvertenza, avvertimento, avviso
    a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen
  3. noun
    the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
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    types:
    accompagnamento
    a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
    type of:
    aria, melodia, motivo, tema
    a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
  4. noun
    the form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionary
    synonyms: articolo
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    type of:
    forma, stampato
    the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
  5. noun
    a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
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    type of:
    brano, parte, pezzo, porzione
    something determined in relation to something that includes it
  6. noun
    the characteristic utterance of an animal
    synonyms: verso
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    abbaio, latrato
    the sound made by a dog
    raglio
    the cry of an ass
    pigolio, pio pio
    the short weak cry of a young bird
    coccodè
    the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)
    ringhio, ruglio
    the sound of growling (as made by animals)
    ululato
    the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf
    nitrito
    the characteristic sounds made by a horse
    ruggito
    the sound made by a lion
    guaito
    a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)
    type of:
    rumore, suono
    the sudden occurrence of an audible event
  7. noun
    (linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes
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    types:
    attivo
    the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
    passivo
    the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb
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