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Vocal

noun
/ˈvəʊ.kəl/
Word Frequency: 7.6

Definitions

1.nounA vocal sound; specifically, a purely vocal element of speech, unmodified except by resonance; a vowel or a diphthong; a tonic element; a tonic; distinguished from a subvocal, and a nonvocal
2.noun(Roman Catholic Church) A man who has a right to vote in certain elections.
3.adjectiveOf or pertaining to the voice or speech
"vocal problems"
4.adjectiveHaving a voice
5.adjectiveUttered or modulated by the voice; oral
"vocal melody"
6.adjectiveOf or pertaining to a voice sound; spoken
7.adjectiveConsisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals (m), (n), ng; sonant; intonated; voiced. See voice, and vowel
8.adjectiveOf or pertaining to a vowel; having the character of a vowel; vowel
"a vocal sound"
9.adjectiveLoud; getting oneself heard.
"The protesters were very vocal in their message to the mayor."

Synonyms

audibleloudvoicedspokencommunicatoryoutspokencommunicativesungvoicevowelvocalizationspeech

Antonyms

inaudiblequietsilentvoiceless

Rhymes With

focallocalsoclebocalpokalzoclephocalspoke ill
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