The removal or loss of vowel sounds from words or speech, either as a linguistic process or a medical procedure.
From de- + vocalization, the noun form describing the action or result of devokalizing. It combines Latin roots with English morphology.
In some African languages, tone is so important that devokalizing actually preserves meaning—the pitch pattern carries all the information you need without the vowels!
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