"vox" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: voxes [plural]
Etymology: From Latin vōx (“voice”). Doublet of voice. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|vōx||voice}} Latin vōx (“voice”), {{doublet|en|voice}} Doublet of voice Head templates: {{en-noun}} vox (plural voxes)
  1. (music) The voice, especially one's singing voice; vocals. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-vox-en-noun-frM0EQys Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (broadcasting, informal) Ellipsis of vox pop. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal Alternative form of: vox pop Categories (topical): Broadcasting
    Sense id: en-vox-en-noun-YH4YdE9U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 43 57 Topics: broadcasting, media
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: vox angelica, vox caelestis, vox humana, vox nihili

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for vox meaning in English (2.5kB)

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