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| crier |
one who cries aloud or proclaims news or advertisements, such as a town crier or a hawker of merchandise. [1/2 definitions] |
| dictate |
to say or read aloud (something) in order that it may be recorded or written down by someone else. [2/6 definitions] |
| out loud |
loudly enough to be heard; not silently; aloud. |
| read1 |
to speak aloud (something written); recite. [2/16 definitions] |
| roll call |
the reading aloud of a list of names of those expected to be present, such as students in a classroom, soldiers in a unit, or members at a meeting. [1/2 definitions] |
| soliloquize |
to speak aloud what is in one's mind when, or as if when, no one is present or listening. |
| sound1 |
to say aloud; pronounce. [1/11 definitions] |
| talking book |
a recording of a book or magazine read aloud, esp. for use by the blind. |
| Tetragrammaton |
the four Hebrew letters, usu. transliterated as "YHWH" or "JHWH," representing the name of God, considered too holy to be spoken aloud. |
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