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vocal

adjective

  1. short lyric in instrumental music
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noun

  1. singing or speaking part
  2. short lyric in instrumental music
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈvəʊ̯.kəl/ / [ˈvəʊ̯.kl̩] / /ˈvoʊ̯.kəl/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs Proto-Italic *wōks Latin vōx Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? 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.

  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.

    vocal problems

  2. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.

    vocal apparatus

  3. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.
  4. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.
  5. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.
  6. Uttered or modulated by the voice; expressed in words.

    vocal melody, vocal prayer, vocal worship

  7. Uttered or modulated by the voice; expressed in words.

    The protesters were very vocal in their message to the mayor.

    Hendy has come out as something of an evangelist for discontinuous electrification. For Waterloo-Exeter, this could make real sense on a route where the high capital cost of wiring or third rail all the way to Devon would be prohibitive. But what about his vocal support for it on East West Rail, which is effectively a brand new line?

  8. Uttered or modulated by the voice; expressed in words.

    To hill or valley, fountain, or fresh shade, Made vocal by my song.

    The tide flows down, the wave again ⁠Is vocal in its wooded walls: ⁠My deeper anguish also falls, And I can speak a little then.

  9. Uttered or modulated by the voice; expressed in words.
  10. Uttered or modulated by the voice; expressed in words.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs Proto-Italic *wōks Latin vōx Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? 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.

  1. A vocal sound; specifically, a purely vocal element of speech, unmodified except by resonance; a vowel or a diphthong; a tonic element; a tonic.
  2. A part of a piece of music that is sung.

    Best cuts: "The Evil Dude," "Kung Fu, Too!" "Mama Love," "New Orleans" (with a punchy vocal by Teresa Brewer).

  3. A part of a piece of music that is sung.
  4. A man in the Roman Catholic Church who has a right to vote in certain elections.