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The [[action|activity]] of making a [[song]], by applying [[word]]s to a [[tune]].
The act of producing [[music]] or musical [[sound]]s with the [[voice]] in a way that augments regular [[speech]] by the use of [[tonality]] and [[rhythm]] and variation in the [[pitch]] for [[effect]]. It can be made by [[human]]s, some [[species]] of [[birds]]. A person who sings is a ''singer'' or ''vocalist''.

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Sing [r]: The act of producing music or musical sounds with the voice in a way that augments regular speech by the use of tonality and rhythm and variation in the pitch for effect. It can be made by humans, some species of birds. A person who sings is a singer or vocalist.