vocal
//ˈvəʊ̯.kəl//
Forms
- Comparative
- more vocal
- Superlative
- most vocal
- Plural
- vocals
Definitions
1.Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.
2.Uttered or modulated by the voice; expressed in words.
- The protesters were very vocal in their message to the mayor.
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.A man in the Roman Catholic Church who has a right to vote in certain elections.
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