nonvoice

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adjective

Not of or pertaining to the voice.

OriginEnglish voice ← Middle English voys ← Anglo-Norman voiz →
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Meanings

adjectivenonvoice (not comparable)

alternative non-voice

  1. not comparableNot of or pertaining to the voice.

    Dr. Falkenrath said other proposals may include improving nonvoice communication, like video data or maps.

    2007 July 19, Jacqueline Palank, “New York City Expects Federal Funds to Improve Emergency Radio Use”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*wekʷ-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*wṓkʷs
  16. Proto-Italic*wōks
  17. Latinvōcem
  18. Anglo-Normanvoiz
  19. Middle Englishvoys
  20. Englishvoice
  21. Englishnonvoice

From non- + voice.

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APA

nonvoice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonvoice

MLA

“nonvoice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonvoice. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonvoice,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonvoice.

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