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View synonyms for vocalic

vocalic

[ voh-kal-ik ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling a vowel.
  2. consisting of, characterized by, or containing vowels.


vocalic

/ vəʊˈkælɪk /

adjective

  1. phonetics of, relating to, or containing a vowel or vowels
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Other Words From

  • nonvo·calic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vocalic1

First recorded in 1805–15; vocal + -ic
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Example Sentences

A final w is vocalic, as in 'few.'

Further, Cornish does not change th, đ to s, z as in Breton, e.g. beth, “grave,” Br. bez, W. bedd, and initial g disappears in the vocalic mutation as in Welsh.

Nouns whose stems originally ended in a vowel belong to the vocalic or so-called strong declension.

It is occasionally varied to al and el, to correspond to the last preceding vowel, but this “vocalic echo” is not common in Maya.

Esperanto has wisely adopted full, vocalic, syllabic endings for words.

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