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   vocal

   /ˈvəʊkl/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to the human voice: "non-linguistic vocal effects like laughs and sobs" Similar vocalizedvoicedspokensaidutteredexpressedarticulatedoralby mouth
   • ▪ used in the production of speech sounds: "the vocal apparatus"
   • 2. (of music) consisting of or incorporating singing: "a four-part vocal composition"
   • 3. expressing opinions or feelings freely or loudly: "he was vocal in condemning the action" Similar vociferousoutspokenforthrightplain-spokenbluntfrankdirectcandidopenuninhibitedvehementvigorousemphaticinsistentforcefulkeenzealousenthusiasticclamorousstridentloudnoisyarchaic:free-spokenOpposite taciturnreticent

   noun

   • 1. a part of a piece of music that is sung: "a clear guitar backing topped with haunting vocals"
   • ▪ a musical performance involving singing.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin vocalis, from vox, voc- (see voice). Current senses of the noun date from the 1920s.

   Derivatives

   • 1. vocality noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • V

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   • O

     1

   • C

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   • A

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   • L

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