Vocable Definition

vōkə-bəl
noun
A word or term; esp., a word regarded as a unit of sounds or letters rather than as a unit of meaning.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Capable of being voiced or spoken.
American Heritage

(linguistics) Able to be uttered.

A vocable marker, a vocable thing.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Vocable

Noun

Singular:
vocable
Plural:
vocables

Origin of Vocable

  • French from Old French from Latin vocābulum name from vocāre to call wekw- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French vocable or Latin vocabulum, from Latin vocō (“I call").

    From Wiktionary

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