vox humana

vox hu·ma·na

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [voks hyoo-mey-nuh, -mah-, -man-uh]
- /ˈvɒks hyuˈmeɪ nə, -ˈmɑ-, -ˈmæn ə/
- /vɒks hjuː.ˈmæ.nə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [voks hyoo-mey-nuh, -mah-, -man-uh]
- /ˈvɒks hyuˈmeɪ nə, -ˈmɑ-, -ˈmæn ə/

Definitions of vox humana words

noun vox humana a pipe-organ stop designed to produce tones resembling those of the human voice. 1
noun vox humana a reed stop on an organ supposedly imitative of the human voice 0

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Origin of vox humana

First appearance:

before 1720

One of the 49% newest English words

First recorded in 1720-30, vox humana is from the Latin word vōx humāna human voice

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Parts of speech for Vox humana

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vox humana popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

vox humana usage trend in Literature

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