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voice
/vɔɪs/ nounDefinition
SOUNDS [C] › the sounds that you make when you speak or sing: I could hear voices in the next room. Jessie has a beautiful singing voice. Could you please keep your voices down (= speak more quietly)? He raised his voice (= spoke more loudly) so that everyone could hear.
lose your voice › to become unable to speak, often because of an illness: She had a bad cold and was losing her voice.
OPINION [C] › someone's opinion about a particular subject: The programme gives people the opportunity to make their voices heard.
PERSON [no plural] › someone who expresses the opinions or wishes of a group of people: It's important that students have a voice on the committee. → See also passive noun
(Definition of voice noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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