vocable

English - Turkish

Definition of vocable in English Turkish dictionary: söz; {i} sözcük; konuşulabilen; {i} kelime

English - English

Definition of vocable in English English dictionary: A word or utterance, especially with reference to its form rather than its meaning
At first the man puzzled; then he smiled. He pronounced a string of uncouth vocables.; able to be uttered; a word, especially one regarded in relation merely to its qualities of sound; {n} a word, name, term, noun; A word; a term; a name; specifically, a word considered as composed of certain sounds or letters, without regard to its meaning; {i} term, word, name; word considered merely as a grouping of letters which can be pronounced rather than a carrier of meaning; a word that is spoken aloud
vocables: plural of vocable

vocable

Hyphenation

vo·ca·ble

[ 'vO-k&-b&l ] (noun.) 1530. From French vocable or Latin vocabulum, from Latin vocare ‘call’.

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