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vocable definition

vo·cable (vō′kə bəl)

noun

a word or term; esp., a word regarded as a unit of sounds or letters rather than as a unit of meaning

Etymology: Fr < L vocabulum, a name, title, word < vocare, to call < vox, voice

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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