vocal: Meaning and Definition of
vo•cal
Pronunciation: (vō'kul), [key] — adj.
- of, pertaining to, or uttered with the voice: the vocal mechanism; vocal criticism.
- rendered by or intended for singing: vocal music.
- having a voice: A dog is a vocal, but not a verbal, being.
- giving forth sound with or as with a voice.
- inclined to express oneself in words, esp. copiously or insistently: a vocal advocate of reform.
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- vocalic (def. 1).
- voiced.
—n. - a vocal sound.
- a musical piece for a singer, usually with instrumental accompaniment. Cf.(def. 6).
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