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View synonyms for vocable
vocable
[ voh-kuh-buhl ]
noun
- a word; term; name.
- a word considered only as a combination of certain sounds or letters, without regard to meaning.
adjective
- capable of being spoken.
vocable
/ ˈvəʊkəbəl /
noun
- any word, either written or spoken, regarded simply as a sequence of letters or spoken sounds, irrespective of its meaning
- a vocal sound; vowel
adjective
- capable of being uttered
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Derived Forms
- ˈvocably, adverb
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Other Words From
- voca·bly adverb
- non·voca·ble adjective noun
- un·voca·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vocable1
1520–30; < Latin vocābulum a word, a name, equivalent to vocā ( re ) to call + -bulum noun suffix
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vocable1
C16: from Latin vocābulum a designation, from vocāre to call
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Example Sentences
Sometimes he merely alters a letter or two; sometimes he twists off the head or the tail of the unfortunate vocable altogether.
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Suppose I have an idea to which I give utterance by the vocable 'skrkl,' claiming at the same time that it is true.
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There was a vocable that occasioned me some perplexity—indeed a haze envelopes it still.
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A very little would have induced him to fill that empty vocable with a name.
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The same vocable is preserved to our day in the name borne by one of the provinces of Persia, Khouzistan.
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