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Vocable

Vocable Meaning & Definition
Vocable Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Vocable?

[n] a word that is spoken aloud

Synonyms | Synonyms for Vocable: spoken word

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Vocable In Webster's Dictionary

\Vo"ca*ble\, n. [L. vocabulum an appellation, designation, name, fr. vocare to call, fr. vox, vocis, a voice, a word: cf. F. vocable. See {Voice}.] A word; a term; a name; specifically, a word considered as composed of certain sounds or letters, without regard to its meaning. Swamped near to drowning in a tide of ingenious vocables. --Carlyle.

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