vocal

[ voh-kuhl ]
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adjective
  1. of, relating to, or uttered with the voice: the vocal mechanism;vocal criticism.

  2. rendered by or intended for singing: vocal music.

  1. having a voice: A dog is a vocal, but not a verbal, being.

  2. giving forth sound with or as with a voice.

  3. inclined to express oneself in words, especially copiously or insistently: a vocal advocate of reform.

  4. Phonetics.

noun
  1. a vocal sound.

  2. a musical piece for a singer, usually with instrumental accompaniment.: Compare instrumental (def. 6).

Origin of vocal

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin vōcālis, equivalent to vōc- (stem of vōx ) voice + -ālis -al1

Other words for vocal

Other words from vocal

  • vo·cal·i·ty [voh-kal-i-tee], /voʊˈkæl ɪ ti/, vo·cal·ness, noun
  • vo·cal·ly, adverb
  • non·vo·cal, adjective, noun
  • non·vo·cal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for vocal

vocal

/ (ˈvəʊkəl) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or designed for the voice: vocal music

  2. produced or delivered by the voice: vocal noises

  1. connected with an attribute or the production of the voice: vocal organs

  2. frequently disposed to outspoken speech, criticism, etc: a vocal minority

  3. full of sound or voices: a vocal assembly

  4. endowed with a voice

  5. eloquent or meaningful

  6. phonetics

    • of or relating to a speech sound

    • of or relating to a voiced speech sound, esp a vowel

noun
  1. a piece of jazz or pop music that is sung

  2. a performance of such a piece of music

Origin of vocal

1
C14: from Latin vōcālis possessed of a voice, from vōx voice

Derived forms of vocal

  • vocality (vəʊˈkælɪtɪ), noun
  • vocally, adverb

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