vocable

[ voh-kuh-buhl ]

/ ˈvoʊ kə bəl /

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noun

a word; term; name.

a word considered only as a combination of certain sounds or letters, without regard to meaning.

adjective

capable of being spoken.

Origin of vocable

1520–30; <Latin vocābulum a word, a name, equivalent to vocā(re) to call + -bulum noun suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM vocable

vo·ca·bly, adverbnon·vo·ca·ble, adjective, nounun·vo·ca·ble, adjective

Words nearby vocable

vo., VOA, vo-ag, voc., vocab., vocable, vocabulary, vocabulary entry, vocal, vocal cord, vocal cord nodules

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Example sentences from the Web for vocable

There was a vocable that occasioned me some perplexity—indeed a haze envelopes it still.
An Irishman's Difficulties with the Dutch Language|N.A. Cuey-na-Gael
Suppose I have an idea to which I give utterance by the vocable 'skrkl,' claiming at the same time that it is true.
The Meaning of Truth|William James
Often I had wished to test in speech the widely alleged merits of this vocable.
Somewhere in Red Gap|Harry Leon Wilson
We find ourselves before a Greek vocable reproduced in Tifinar.
Atlantida|Pierre Benoit

British Dictionary definitions for vocable

vocable

/ (ˈvəʊkəbəl) /

noun

any word, either written or spoken, regarded simply as a sequence of letters or spoken sounds, irrespective of its meaning

a vocal sound; vowel

adjective

capable of being uttered

Derived forms of vocable

vocably, adverb

Word Origin for vocable

C16: from Latin vocābulum a designation, from vocāre to call

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单词	vocable
释义	vocable [ voh-kuh-buhl ] / ˈvoʊ kə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR vocable ON THESAURUS.COM noun a word; term; name. a word considered only as a combination of certain sounds or letters, without regard to meaning. adjective capable of being spoken. Origin of vocable 1520–30; <Latin vocābulum a word, a name, equivalent to vocā(re) to call + -bulum noun suffix OTHER WORDS FROM vocable vo·ca·bly, adverbnon·vo·ca·ble, adjective, nounun·vo·ca·ble, adjective Words nearby vocable vo., VOA, vo-ag, voc., vocab., vocable, vocabulary, vocabulary entry, vocal, vocal cord, vocal cord nodules Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vocable There was a vocable that occasioned me some perplexity—indeed a haze envelopes it still. An Irishman's Difficulties with the Dutch Language\|N.A. Cuey-na-Gael Suppose I have an idea to which I give utterance by the vocable 'skrkl,' claiming at the same time that it is true. The Meaning of Truth\|William James Often I had wished to test in speech the widely alleged merits of this vocable. Somewhere in Red Gap\|Harry Leon Wilson We find ourselves before a Greek vocable reproduced in Tifinar. Atlantida\|Pierre Benoit British Dictionary definitions for vocable vocable / (ˈvəʊkəbəl) / noun any word, either written or spoken, regarded simply as a sequence of letters or spoken sounds, irrespective of its meaning a vocal sound; vowel adjective capable of being uttered Derived forms of vocable vocably, adverb Word Origin for vocable C16: from Latin vocābulum a designation, from vocāre to call Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to vocable phrase, style, word, name, language, sound, term, concept, expression, appellation, head, moniker, designation, title, locution, nomenclature, denomination, caption, indication, article
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