vocal
Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.
Adjective 2 meanings
Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.
“vocal problems”
Uttered or modulated by the voice; expressed in words.
“vocal melody, vocal prayer, vocal worship”
Noun 3 meanings
A vocal sound; specifically, a purely vocal element of speech, unmodified except by resonance; a vowel or a diphthong; a tonic element; a tonic.
A part of a piece of music that is sung.
A man in the Roman Catholic Church who has a right to vote in certain elections.
Etymology
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.
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VOCAL at a glance
VOCAL has 5 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (V 4 + O 1 + C 3 + A 1 + L 1) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,468 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with vocal
All rhymesOne letter away
- LOCAL7
- FOCAL10
- VOCAB12
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