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vocal

//ˈvəʊ̯.kəl//

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Note for vocal

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Forms

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative
more vocal
Superlative
most vocal

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
vocals

Definitions

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 1.Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.

  2. 2.Uttered or modulated by the voice; expressed in words.

    • The protesters were very vocal in their message to the mayor.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.A part of a piece of music that is sung.

    • Best cuts: "The Evil Dude," "Kung Fu, Too!" "Mama Love," "New Orleans" (with a punchy vocal by Teresa Brewer).
  2. 2.A man in the Roman Catholic Church who has a right to vote in certain elections.

  3. 3.A vocal sound; specifically, a purely vocal element of speech, unmodified except by resonance; a vowel or a diphthong; a tonic element; a tonic.

Frequency

Overall

Rare· #4937

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Rare
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der.

Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs

Proto-Italic *wōks

Latin vōx

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin vōcālisbor.

Middle English vocal

English vocal

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