English Explanatory Dictionary

vocable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A word or utterance, especially with reference to its form rather than its meaning.
  2. A syllable or sound without specific meaning, used together with or in place of actual words in a song.
adj
  1. Able to be uttered.

Pronunciation

/ˈvəʊkəbl̩/ /ˈvoʊkəbl̩/ En-us-vocable.ogg

Word forms

vocable vocables

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ-der. Latin voc(ā) Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder. Latin -bulum Latin vocābulumder. Middle French vocablebor. ▲ Latin vocābulumbor. Middle English vocable English vocable From Middle English vocable, from Middle French vocable and its etymon, Latin vocābulum, from vocō (“to call”).

Synonyms

utterable voiceable

Related words

vocabular vocabulary

Derived words

vocability
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