vocable

[ voh-kuh-buhl ]
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noun
  1. a word; term; name.

  2. a word considered only as a combination of certain sounds or letters, without regard to meaning.

adjective
  1. capable of being spoken.

Origin of vocable

1
1520–30; <Latin vocābulum a word, a name, equivalent to vocā(re) to call + -bulum noun suffix

Other words from vocable

  • vo·ca·bly, adverb
  • non·vo·ca·ble, adjective, noun
  • un·vo·ca·ble, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for vocable

vocable

/ (ˈvəʊkəbəl) /


noun
  1. any word, either written or spoken, regarded simply as a sequence of letters or spoken sounds, irrespective of its meaning

  2. a vocal sound; vowel

adjective
  1. capable of being uttered

Origin of vocable

1
C16: from Latin vocābulum a designation, from vocāre to call

Derived forms of vocable

  • vocably, adverb

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