vocal.
Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.
Meaning & usage
Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.
vocal problems
Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech. Used in the production of speech sounds.
vocal apparatus
Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech. Relating to, composed or arranged for, or sung by the human voice.
Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech. Consisting 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.
Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech. Synonym of vocalic.
Uttered or modulated by the voice; expressed in words.
vocal melody, vocal prayer, vocal worship
Uttered or modulated by the voice; expressed in words. Expressing opinions or feelings freely, loudly, or insistently.
The protesters were very vocal in their message to the mayor.
Uttered or modulated by the voice; expressed in words. Having or exercising the power of producing voice, speech, or sound.
Uttered or modulated by the voice; expressed in words. Synonym of expressive.
Uttered or modulated by the voice; expressed in words. Full of voices.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs Proto-Italic *wōks Latin vōx Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin vōcālisbor. Middle English vocal English vocal Late Middle English vocal, borrowed from Latin vōcālis (“uttering a voice, sounding, speaking”), from vōx (“a voice, sound, tone”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of vowel and vocalis. Compare Old French vocal.
A vocal sound; specifically, a purely vocal element of speech, unmodified except by resonance; a vowel or a diphthong; a tonic element; a tonic.
A part of a piece of music that is sung.
A part of a piece of music that is sung. A musical performance involving singing.
A man in the Roman Catholic Church who has a right to vote in certain elections.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs Proto-Italic *wōks Latin vōx Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin vōcālisbor. Middle English vocal English vocal Late Middle English vocal, borrowed from Latin vōcālis (“uttering a voice, sounding, speaking”), from vōx (“a voice, sound, tone”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of vowel and vocalis. Compare Old French vocal.
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