A word considered only as a sequence of sounds or letters rather than as a unit of meaning.
adj.
Capable of being voiced or spoken.
[French, from Old French, from Latin vocābulum, name, from vocāre, to call.]
vocable
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n.
A word considered only as a sequence of sounds or letters rather than as a unit of meaning.
adj.
Capable of being voiced or spoken.
A word considered only as a sequence of sounds or letters rather than as a unit of meaning.
adj.
Capable of being voiced or spoken.
| WordNet: vocable |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a word that is spoken aloud
Synonym: spoken word
| Wikipedia: Vocable |
In speech, a vocable is an utterance, term, or word that is capable of being spoken and recognized. A non-lexical vocable is used without semantic role or meaning, while structure of vocables is often considered apart from any meaning. A vocable consists of one or a sequence of phonemes and may be represented by a string of letters or other symbols.
Non-lexical vocables are often used in music. They are also used in experiments in cognitive psychology; examples from this context are the
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