[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

phonation \phona"tion\, n. gr. fwnh` the voice.
   the act or process by which articulate sounds are uttered;
   the utterance of articulate sounds; articulate speech.
   1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

phonation
     n : the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by
         the resonance of the vocal tract; "a singer takes good
         care of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any
         vocalizations" syn: voice, vocalization, vocalisation,
          vox
see also:
voice vocalization vocalisation vox 

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