Definitions for vocally

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

vo•calˈvoʊ kəl(adj.)

  1. of, pertaining to, or uttered with the voice.

  2. rendered by or intended for singing:

    vocal music.

    Category: Music and Dance

  3. having a voice.

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

  5. inclined to express oneself in words, esp. copiously or insistently; outspoken:

    a vocal advocate of reform.

  6. Category: Phonetics

    Ref: vocalic (def. 1). 1; voiced (def. 3). 3

  7. (n.)a vocal sound.

    Category: Phonetics

  8. a musical piece for a singer; song. a performer of such a piece.

    Category: Music and Dance

Origin of vocal:

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

vo′cal•ly(adv.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. vocally(adverb)

    in a vocal manner

    "she defended herself vocally"

Wiktionary

  1. vocally(Adverb)

    in a vocal manner

  2. vocally(Adverb)

    using words

Webster Dictionary

  1. Vocally(adverb)

    in a vocal manner; with voice; orally; with audible sound

  2. Vocally(adverb)

    in words; verbally; as, to express desires vocally


Translations for vocally

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

vocally(adverb)

(of a person) talkative; keen to make one's opinions heard by other people

He's always very vocal at meetings.

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