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vocalic

American  
[voh-kal-ik] / voʊˈkæl ɪk /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling a vowel.

  2. consisting of, characterized by, or containing vowels.


vocalic British  
/ vəʊˈkælɪk /

adjective

  1. phonetics of, relating to, or containing a vowel or vowels

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Other Word Forms

  • nonvocalic adjective

Etymology

Origin of vocalic

First recorded in 1805–15; vocal + -ic

Example Sentences

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A final w is vocalic, as in 'few.'

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In Goidelic, we find two mutations, the vocalic and the nasal.

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Nouns whose stems originally ended in a vowel belong to the vocalic or so-called strong declension.

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It is occasionally varied to al and el, to correspond to the last preceding vowel, but this “vocalic echo” is not common in Maya.

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But a mere comparison of the brief texts given above will bring out another point in favour of Esperanto—its full vocalic endings.

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