vocable
[ voh-kuh-buh l ]
/ ˈvoʊ kə bəl /
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.
Nearby words
voa, voc, voc., vocab, vocab., vocable, vocabulary, vocabulary entry, vocal, vocal cord, vocal cord nodules
Origin of vocable
1520–30; < Latin vocābulum a word, a name, equivalent to vocā(re) to call + -bulum noun suffix
Related forms
vo·ca·bly, adverbnon·vo·ca·ble, adjective, nounun·vo·ca·ble, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for vocable
There was a vocable that occasioned me some perplexity—indeed a haze envelopes it still.
An Irishman's Difficulties with the Dutch Language|N.A. Cuey-na-GaelSuppose I have an idea to which I give utterance by the vocable 'skrkl,' claiming at the same time that it is true.
The Meaning of Truth|William JamesOften I had wished to test in speech the widely alleged merits of this vocable.
Somewhere in Red Gap|Harry Leon WilsonWe find ourselves before a Greek vocable reproduced in Tifinar.
Atlantida|Pierre Benoit
British Dictionary definitions for vocable
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
Derived Forms
vocably, adverbWord Origin for vocable
C16: from Latin vocābulum a designation, from vocāre to call
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