Vocable definition

vōkə-bəl

A word considered only as a sequence of sounds or letters rather than as a unit of meaning.

noun

Capable of being voiced or spoken.

adjective

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

noun

(linguistics) A word or utterance, especially with reference to its form rather than its meaning.

noun

(music) A syllable or sound without specific meaning, used together with or in place of actual words in a song.

noun

(linguistics) Able to be uttered.

A vocable marker, a vocable thing.

adjective

Other Word Forms

Singular:

vocable

Plural:

vocables

French from Old French from Latin vocābulum name from vocāre to call wekw- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From French vocable or Latin vocabulum, from Latin vocō (“I call").

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