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☆ vo·cal·ese (vō′kəl ēz′)

noun

a form of jazz singing in which lyrics are composed for and sung to the music taken from already existing instrumental jazz recordings

Etymology: vocal + -ese

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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