VOCABLE

vocable, spoken word

(noun) a word that is spoken aloud

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

vocable (plural vocables)

(linguistics) A word or utterance, especially with reference to its form rather than its meaning.

(music) A syllable or sound without specific meaning, used together with or in place of actual words in a song.

Encyclopaedia Brittanica, Native American Music;

Adjective

vocable (not comparable)

(linguistics) Able to be uttered.

Synonyms

• utterable, voiceable

Source: Wiktionary


Vo"ca*ble, n. Etym: [L. vocabulum an appellation, designation, name, fr. vocare to call, fr. vox, vocis, a voice, a word: cf. F. vocable. See Voice.]

Definition: A word; a term; a name; specifically, a word considered as composed of certain sounds or letters, without regard to its meaning. Swamped near to drowning in a tide of ingenious vocables. Carlyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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