vocal
vocal Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Relating to, produced by, or intended for the human voice.
"She practiced daily exercises to strengthen her vocal cords before the opera season."
Expressing opinions or feelings freely, loudly, and repeatedly.
"Residents became increasingly vocal in their opposition to the proposed highway expansion."
• noun
A part of a piece of music that is sung rather than played on an instrument (often used in the plural).
"The lead guitarist also contributed backing vocals on several tracks of the album."
A vowel or vowel-like speech sound in phonetics.
"In phonological analysis, a syllable typically centers on a resonant vocal."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Old French or directly from Latin 'vocalis' (sounding, sonorous, speaking), from 'vox' (voice).