vocal

English

/ˈvəʊ.kəl/, /ˈvoʊ.kəl/

adj
Definitions
  • Of or pertaining to the voice or speech
  • Having a voice
  • Uttered or modulated by the voice; oral
  • Of or pertaining to a voice sound; spoken
  • (phonetics) 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 , , ng; sonant; intonated; voiced. See voice, and vowel
  • (phonetics) Of or pertaining to a vowel; having the character of a vowel; vowel
  • loud; getting oneself heard.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French vocal borrowed from Latin vōcālis (voiced, having a voice, speaking, vocal).

Origin

Latin

vōcālis

Gloss

voiced, having a voice, speaking, vocal

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