vocable

vo·ca·ble

V0134700 (vō′kə-bəl)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.

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[French, from Old French, from Latin vocābulum, name, from vocāre, to call; see wek^w- in Indo-European roots.]

vocable

(ˈvəʊkəbəl) n1. (Linguistics) any word, either written or spoken, regarded simply as a sequence of letters or spoken sounds, irrespective of its meaning2. (Phonetics & Phonology) a vocal sound; voweladj (Linguistics) capable of being uttered[C16: from Latin vocābulum a designation, from vocāre to call] ˈvocably adv

vo•ca•ble

(ˈvoʊ kə bəl)

n. a word, esp. one considered only as a combination of sounds or letters without regard to meaning. [1520–30; < Latin vocābulum word, name =vocā(re) to call + -bulum n. suffix]

Thesaurus

Noun

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vocable - a word that is spoken aloud spoken wordword - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"

Translations

вокабула