Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vox

/vˈɑks/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables: vox
IPA: /vˈɑks/

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Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Abbreviation of voice operated recording.

noun

Alternative spelling of VOx.

noun

The voice, especially one's singing voice; vocals.

noun

Ellipsis of vox pop.

Informal

noun

Abbreviation of vanadium oxides.

noun

name

A right-wing political party.

Example Sentences

"The junior can offer to do the voxes, gaining experience and sparing the senior journalist the trouble. Always remember to think how the clips will edit together. If you're the lucky junior sent to do voxes, there are some technical matters […]"
"Although the PP won the most seats, it fell short of a parliamentary majority and has proved unable to form a government, even with the support of the far-right Vox party and other, smaller political groupings."

Etymology

From Latin vōx (“voice”). Doublet of voice.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: vōx, vox

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

voxes (plural) voces (plural)

Derived Forms

televox voxie

Phrases

vox angelica vox caelestis vox humana vox nihili

Frequently Paired Words

VOR VCO2 NOx VCO₂

Synonyms

voice vocalization vocalisation vocalism phonation

Homonyms

vocs

Rhymes With

box fox blocks rocks stocks socks locks cox sox knox knocks clocks

Questions

How do you pronounce vox?: The recorded pronunciation is /vˈɑks/.
What does vox mean?: Abbreviation of voice operated recording.
Where does vox come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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