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vocal
[ voh-kuhl ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or uttered with the voice:
the vocal mechanism;
vocal criticism.
- rendered by or intended for singing:
vocal music.
- having a voice:
A dog is a vocal, but not a verbal, being.
- giving forth sound with or as with a voice.
- inclined to express oneself in words, especially copiously or insistently:
a vocal advocate of reform.
Synonyms: outspoken, vociferous
- Phonetics.
noun
- a vocal sound.
- a musical piece for a singer, usually with instrumental accompaniment. Compare instrumental ( def 6 ).
vocal
/ ˈvəʊkəl; vəʊˈkælɪtɪ /
adjective
- of, relating to, or designed for the voice
vocal music
- produced or delivered by the voice
vocal noises
- connected with an attribute or the production of the voice
vocal organs
- frequently disposed to outspoken speech, criticism, etc
a vocal minority
- full of sound or voices
a vocal assembly
- endowed with a voice
- eloquent or meaningful
- phonetics
- of or relating to a speech sound
- of or relating to a voiced speech sound, esp a vowel
noun
- a piece of jazz or pop music that is sung
- a performance of such a piece of music
Derived Forms
- vocality, noun
- ˈvocally, adverb
Other Words From
- vo·cal·i·ty [voh-, kal, -i-tee], vo·cal·ness noun
- vo·cal·ly adverb
- non·vo·cal adjective noun
- non·vo·cal·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of vocal1
Example Sentences
Now, just like other 12-year-olds, she goes to school, plays with her friends and is more vocal about her rights.
Otherwise a vocal minority get to make the decisions for the majority.
I think that its leaders have been very vocal about the fact that they have Marxist leanings.
The Information reported last week that Epic is trying to drum up support from other tech companies to join its vocal opposition against Apple’s business practices.
News Corp has been vocal about the platforms, we’re going into this with eyes wide open.
I ended up developing a blister on one of my vocal cords, so that kinda sucked.
Jessen was named a Mormon bishop, but the appointment was met with vocal protests.
Entrepreneur Vivek Wadhwa is a vocal proponent of gender diversity.
One, from a short preview of her rehearsal performance, is that Williams certainly boasts the vocal chops to do the part justice.
Cooke describes Joplin as being “always on the prowl and vocal about it.”
The infant begins its vocal utterances with simple cries; only at a later age does it begin to articulate.
The opera is too full of unnecessary incidents and details, too heavily orchestrated, and not sufficiently vocal.
He established a singing school where he taught vocal music and published "Choral Music," a collection of German songs.
Thus, contributions to vocal music, instrumental music and musical forms have been made by natives and residents of Virginia.
When these additional signs were invented the vocal and instrumental notes had come to be employed together.
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