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vocal

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See also: vocâl

English

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Etymology

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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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Adjective

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vocal (comparative more vocal, superlative most vocal)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.
    vocal problems
    1. (anatomy) Used in the production of speech sounds.
      vocal apparatus
    2. (music) Relating to, composed or arranged for, or sung by the human voice.
    3. (phonetics) Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng.
      Synonyms: sonant, intonated, voiced
    4. (phonetics) Synonym of vocalic.
  2. Uttered or modulated by the voice; expressed in words.
    vocal melody, vocal prayer, vocal worship
    Synonyms: oral, audible
    Antonyms: inaudible, quiet, silent, voiceless
    1. Expressing opinions or feelings freely, loudly, or insistently.
      The protesters were very vocal in their message to the mayor.
      Synonyms: outspoken, loud, audible
      Antonyms: inaudible, quiet, silent
    2. Having or exercising the power of producing voice, speech, or sound.
      Synonym: spoken
    3. Synonym of expressive.
    4. Full of voices.
      Synonym: resounding

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Noun

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vocal (plural vocals)

  1. (phonetics) A vocal sound; specifically, a purely vocal element of speech, unmodified except by resonance; a vowel or a diphthong; a tonic element; a tonic.
    Coordinate terms: subvocal, nonvocal
  2. (music) A part of a piece of music that is sung.
    Synonym: song
    Hyponyms: backup vocals, lead vocals
    • 1975, Billboard, volume 87, number 24, page 50:
      Best cuts: "The Evil Dude," "Kung Fu, Too!" "Mama Love," "New Orleans" (with a punchy vocal by Teresa Brewer).
    1. (acting) A musical performance involving singing.
  3. (Catholicism) A man in the Roman Catholic Church who has a right to vote in certain elections.

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References

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Asturian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin vōcālis.

Noun

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vocal f (plural vocales)

  1. (grammar) A vowel.
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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin vōcālis.

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Adjective

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vocal m or f (masculine and feminine plural vocals)

  1. vocal

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Noun

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vocal f (plural vocals)

  1. vowel

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French

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old French vocal, borrowed from Latin vōcālis. Doublet of voyelle.

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Adjective

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vocal (feminine vocale, masculine plural vocaux, feminine plural vocales)

  1. vocal, related to the voice
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Descendants
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  • → Turkish: vokal

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Etymology 2

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Ellipsis of message vocal. Compare Italian vocale.

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Noun

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vocal m (plural vocaux)

  1. (slang) voice message
    • T’inquiètes, je t’envoies un vocal pour t’expliquer.
      Don't worry, I'm gonna send you a voice message to explain it to you.

Further reading

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  • "vocal", Dictionnaire des francophones [1]

Old French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin vōcālis.

Adjective

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vocal m (oblique and nominative feminine singular vocale)

  1. vocal (relating to a voice or voices)

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin vōcālis. Doublet of vogal.

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Adjective

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vocal m or f (plural vocais)

  1. vocal (of or relating to the voice or speech)
  2. vocal (uttered or modulated by the voice)

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Noun

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vocal m or f by sense (plural vocais)

  1. vocalist (singer in a band)
    Synonym: vocalista
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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French vocal, from Latin vocalis.

Adjective

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vocal m or n (feminine singular vocală, masculine plural vocali, feminine and neuter plural vocale)

  1. vocal

Declension

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singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite vocal vocală vocali vocale
definite vocalul vocala vocalii vocalele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite vocal vocale vocali vocale
definite vocalului vocalei vocalilor vocalelor

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin vōcālis.

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Noun

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vocal f (plural vocales)

  1. vowel

Noun

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vocal m or f by sense (plural vocales)

  1. voter, member with vote rights

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Adjective

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vocal m or f (masculine and feminine plural vocales)

  1. by means of the voice
  2. related to the voice
  3. using the voice

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