Articulate sound

Articulate sound

Articulate sounds are those which express the letters, syllables, etc, of any alphabet, or language. Non-humans cannot form articulate sounds, cannot articulate the sounds of their voice, excepting some few birds, as the parrot, magpie, etc.

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