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English Dictionary: voiced by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
voiced
adj
  1. produced with vibration of the vocal cords; "a frequently voiced opinion"; "voiced consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z'";
    Synonym(s): voiced, sonant, soft
    Antonym(s): hard, surd, unvoiced, voiceless
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Voice \Voice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Voiced}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Voicing}.]
      1. To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish;
            to announce; to divulge; as, to voice the sentiments of
            the nation. [bd]Rather assume thy right in silence and . .
            . then voice it with claims and challenges.[b8] --Bacon.
  
                     It was voiced that the king purposed to put to death
                     Edward Plantagenet.                           --Bacon.
  
      2. (Phon.) To utter with sonant or vocal tone; to pronounce
            with a narrowed glottis and rapid vibrations of the vocal
            cords; to speak above a whisper.
  
      3. To fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the
            tone of; as, to voice the pipes of an organ.
  
      4. To vote; to elect; to appoint. [Obs.] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Voiced \Voiced\, a.
      1. Furnished with a voice; expressed by the voice.
  
      2. (Phon.) Uttered with voice; pronounced with vibrations of
            the vocal cords; sonant; -- said of a sound uttered with
            the glottis narrowed.
  
      {Voiced stop}, {Voice stop} (Phon.), a stopped consonant made
            with tone from the larynx while the mouth organs are
            closed at some point; a sonant mute, as b, d, g hard.
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