vocal
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or uttered with the voice.
the vocal mechanism;
vocal criticism.
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rendered by or intended for singing.
vocal music.
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having a voice.
A dog is a vocal, but not a verbal, being.
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giving forth sound with or as with a voice.
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inclined to express oneself in words, especially copiously or insistently.
a vocal advocate of reform.
- Synonyms:
- outspoken, vociferous
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Phonetics.
noun
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a vocal sound.
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a musical piece for a singer, usually with instrumental accompaniment.
adjective
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of, relating to, or designed for the voice
vocal music
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produced or delivered by the voice
vocal noises
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connected with an attribute or the production of the voice
vocal organs
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frequently disposed to outspoken speech, criticism, etc
a vocal minority
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full of sound or voices
a vocal assembly
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endowed with a voice
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eloquent or meaningful
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phonetics
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of or relating to a speech sound
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of or relating to a voiced speech sound, esp a vowel
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noun
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a piece of jazz or pop music that is sung
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a performance of such a piece of music
Other Word Forms
- nonvocal adjective
- nonvocally adverb
- vocality noun
- vocally adverb
- vocalness noun
Etymology
Origin of vocal
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin vōcālis, equivalent to vōc- (stem of vōx ) voice + -ālis -al 1
Example Sentences
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It sounds like your boss won’t be your best advocate, which means you have to be even more vocal about your wins.
From MarketWatch
She experiences motor twitches, such as jaw jerks, vocal tics and coprolalia - involuntarily using obscene or offensive language - which she says can be "embarrassing" when she's in public.
From BBC
Even the songs from her commercially less successful debut are welcomed like old friends - notably an acoustic version of UFO that strips away the original's other-worldly vocal processing, exposing the loneliness at its core.
From BBC
Mr. Herzog, who with his intensely dramatic yet dryly matter-of-fact vocal stylings lends the feature his typically scintillating narration, follows him on a journey to Namibia and Angola in search of the ghost elephants.
Independent crossbench peer and former Paralympian Baroness Grey-Thompson is one of the bill's most vocal critics.
From BBC
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