vocality

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English

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Etymology

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From vocal +‎ -ity. Compare Latin vocalitas (euphony).

Noun

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vocality (countable and uncountable, plural vocalities)

  1. The quality or degree of being vocal.
    • 1895, Captain Frederick Marryat, Frank Mildmay[1]:
      The admiral, fearing she might not confine herself to vocality, but begin to beat time with her fists, thought it right to take up a position; he therefore very dexterously took two steps in the rear, and mounted on a sofa []
    • 1919, O. Henry, The Gentle Grafter[2]:
      'On what special subject of the theorems and topics does your desire for vocality seem to be connected with?'
  2. The quality of being a vowel; vocalic character.

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