VOCABLES

Noun

vocables

plural of vocable

Source: Wiktionary


VOCABLE

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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