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 Definitions of Vocal  [ˈvoʊ kəl]  

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Definition of 'Vocal' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) vocal
of, pertaining to, or uttered with the voice.

2.  vocal
rendered by or intended for singing:
vocal music.

3.  vocal
having a voice.

4.  vocal
giving forth sound with or as if with a voice.

5.  vocal
inclined to express oneself in words, esp. copiously or insistently; outspoken:
a vocal advocate of reform.

6. (n.) vocal
a vocal sound.

7.  vocal
a musical piece for a singer; song.

8.  vocal
a performer of such a piece.

Etymology:  (1350–1400; ME < L vōcālis=vōc-, s. of vōxvoice+-ālis -al1)

Definition of 'Vocal' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) vocal music, vocal
music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment

2. (adj) song, vocal
a short musical composition with words
"a successful musical must have at least three good songs"

3. (adj) vocal
relating to or designed for or using the singing voice
"vocal technique"; "the vocal repertoire"; "organized a vocal group to sing his compositions"

4. (adj) vocal
having or using the power to produce speech or sound
"vocal organs"; "all vocal beings hymned their praise"

5. (adj) outspoken, vocal
given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
"outspoken in their opposition to segregation"; "a vocal assembly"

6. (adj) vocal
full of the sound of voices
"a playground vocal with the shouts and laughter of children"


Definition of 'Vocal' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) vocal
expressing your thoughts and opinions very openly
a chance to get vocal about local issues

2.  vocal
relating to the voice
actors who require vocal training


Definition of 'Vocal' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) Vocal
of or pertaining to the voice or speech; having voice; endowed with utterance; full of voice, or voices

2. (adj) Vocal
uttered or modulated by the voice; oral; as, vocal melody; vocal prayer

3. (adj) Vocal
of or pertaining to a vowel or voice sound; also, /poken with tone, intonation, and resonance; sonant; sonorous; -- said of certain articulate sounds

4. (adj) Vocal
consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng; sonant; intonated; voiced. See Voice, and Vowel, also Guide to Pronunciation, // 199-202

5. (adj) Vocal
of or pertaining to a vowel; having the character of a vowel; vowel

6. (noun) Vocal
a vocal sound; specifically, a purely vocal element of speech, unmodified except by resonance; a vowel or a diphthong; a tonic element; a tonic; -- distinguished from a subvocal, and a nonvocal

7. (noun) Vocal
a man who has a right to vote in certain elections


Translation of 'Vocal' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: of, or concerning, the voice
vocal music.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: vokaal Arabic flag Arabic: صَوْتي Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: гласов
Brazilian flag Brazilian: vocal Czech flag Czech: vokální German flag German: Vokal-...
Danish flag Danish: vokal- Greek flag Greek: φωνητικός Spanish flag Spanish: vocal
Estonian flag Estonian: vokaal- Farsi flag Farsi: صوتی Finnish flag Finnish: laulu-
French flag French: vocal Hebrew flag Hebrew: קוֹלִי Hindi flag Hindi: वाचिक
Croatian flag Croatian: glasovni, vokalan Hungarian flag Hungarian: vokális Indonesian flag Indonesian: mengenai suara
Icelandic flag Icelandic: radd-, tal- Italian flag Italian: vocale Japanese flag Japanese: 声の
Korean flag Korean: 목소리의 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: balso, vokalinis Latvian flag Latvian: vokāls; balss-
Malay flag Malay: suara Dutch flag Dutch: gezongen, stem- Norwegian flag Norwegian: vokal-, sang-
Polish flag Polish: głosowy, wokalny Persian flag Persian: صوتی Pashto flag Pashto: غږيز ( صوتي )، ږغوال: ژبن
Portuguese flag Portuguese: vocal Romanian flag Romanian: vocal Russian flag Russian: голосовой; вокальный
Slovak flag Slovak: vokálny Slovenian flag Slovenian: vokalen Serbian flag Serbian: vokalni
Swedish flag Swedish: vokal, röst- Thai flag Thai: เสียงพูด Turkish flag Turkish: vokal, ses ile ilgili
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 聲音的,與聲音有關的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: голосовий; вокальний Urdu flag Urdu: زباني، صوتي
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: thuộc phát âm Chinese flag Chinese: 有声的

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