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| vo·ca·ble [ vṓkəb'l ] |
noun (plural vo·ca·bles) |
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word as merely sounds or letters: a single word considered only as a grouping of sounds or letters, not in terms of its meaning
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capable of being spoken: capable of being pronounced or spoken
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| [Mid-16th century. Directly or via French< Latin vocabulum "name" < vocare "call, name"] |
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 vo·ca·bly adverb |
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