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vocable

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun vocable has 1 sense
  1. vocable, spoken word - a word that is spoken aloud
    --1 is a kind of word

Definitions from the Web

Vocable

Definition

A vocable is a term used in linguistic analysis to refer to any meaningful utterance or word. It can also refer to a word or expression that is unfamiliar or not commonly known.

Examples

Example 1 - Noun:

In linguistics, a vocable is a single unit of language that is meaningful by itself.

For example: "Hello" is a common vocable used to greet others.

Example 2 - Noun:

During the lecture, the professor introduced several new vocables which were unfamiliar to the students.

For example: "Acquisition" and "Syntax" were two such vocables.

Example 3 - Adjective:

She was fascinated by the vocable language used in the ancient scriptures.

For example: "Archaic" and "Esoteric" were some of the vocable terms she encountered.

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