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voice·less [ˈvɔɪsləs] ADJ inv

1. voiceless also fig:

voiceless

stumm a. pej

2. voiceless (lacking power):

voiceless electorate, citizens

ohne Mitspracherecht nach n

3. voiceless LING (phonetics):

voiceless

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English

In addition, and may be followed by a voiceless stop, as in purse and story. en.wikipedia.org

Vowels may have a voiceless offglide (effectively) when not followed by a voiced sound. en.wikipedia.org

It is unclear whether they were sequences of two consonants (with the first element realised as or perhaps), or as single voiceless sonorants, and respectively. en.wikipedia.org

However, it also applies for "c", "q" and "x" and any other letter that is voiceless in pronunciation. en.wikipedia.org

Plain stops are voiced before a short vowel or after an aspirated stop, voiceless elsewhere. en.wikipedia.org

In addition, stress moves one syllable to the right if that syllable is voiced; otherwise it skips over the voiceless vowels to the next syllable. en.wikipedia.org

However, other distributions of voiceless versus voiced sounds are possible. en.wikipedia.org

In addition, the rare voiceless implosive series has been dropped; they are now written or. en.wikipedia.org

The station's motto is "la voix des sans-voix" (the voice of the voiceless). en.wikipedia.org

And, for their part, the previously voiceless poor would at last gain both political worth and political weight. en.wikipedia.org

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