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vox humana
(redirected from Voix humaine)

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vox hu·ma·na  (hy-mn, -mä-, -mn)
n. Music
An organ reed stop that produces tones imitative of the human voice.
[New Latin vx hmna : Latin vx, voice + Latin hmna, feminine of hmnus, human.]
vox humana [hjuːˈmɑːnə]
n
(Music, other) a reed stop on an organ supposedly imitative of the human voice
[from Latin: human voice]
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Noun1.vox humana - an organ reed stop producing tones imitative of the human voice
reed stop - an organ stop with the tone of a reed instrument
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