Translation
voice; vote
Examples
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She spoke in a quiet voice.
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I heard his voice in the room.
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The girl has a beautiful voice.
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He raised his voice and shouted.
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The committee gave their votes.
One root, two English words: is the sound you speak with and the vote you cast, on the old logic that a vote is a voice in the decision. Hence , to vote, literally to give voice, and o for the act of voting itself. The instrument takes per: per , not . And mind the pairing - a high voice is , a loud one is , and English "speak up" wants the second.
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