Definitions

vocalic

[voh-kal-ik] / voʊˈkæl ɪk /

ADJECTIVE

sonant

Synonyms

STRONG

choral lyric oral singing sung voiced vowel

WEAK

articulate articulated expressed intonated modulated operatic phonetic phonic pronounced put into words said spoken uttered verbal viva voce vocalized

ADJECTIVE

vocal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

articulate choral operatic verbal

STRONG

lyric oral singing sonant sung vowel

WEAK

articulated expressed intonated modulated phonetic phonic pronounced put into words said uttered viva voce vocalized voiced

Antonyms

WEAK

introverted modest quiet shy written

Example Sentences

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Vocalic mutation is used to a very limited extent and only by accident, and can scarcely be said to belong to the English language.

From On the Evolution of Language First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-80, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 1-16 by Powell, John Wesley

Vocalic change is of great significance also in a number of American Indian languages.

From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward

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