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vocal (s) (noun), vocals (pl)
A piece if music that is sung: Marjory sang a beautiful vocal for the wedding couple.

William's album contained some wonderful vocals.

This entry is located in the following unit: voc-, voca-, vocab-, vocat-, -vocation, -vocative, -vocable, vok-, -voke (page 6)
vocal (adjective), more vocal, most vocal
1. Referring to the voice; oral: There were several vocal protests in the city yesterday.
2. Relating to having a voice; endowed with the power of audible utterances: Some very young children have certain vocal techniques to get their parents’ attention.
3. Composed for or performed by the voice: Sally was given some special vocal music to use because she was taking singing lessons.

The vocal powers of the opera singer, Enrico Caruso, have become well known for a long time.

4. Concerned with the production of verbal expressions: The human vocal apparatus can produce a large variety of sounds and utterances.
5. Characteristic of those who are determined to express their opinions: Many people become quite vocal when they take part in demonstrations or protest marches.
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laryng-, laryngo- +
(Greek > Modern Latin: throat, upper part of the windpipe; the vocal-chord area of the throat; the musculocartilaginous structure below the tongue root and hyoid bone and above the trachea)
Word Entries containing the term: “vocal”
vocal amusia
1. Incapable of singing.
2. Unable to sing.
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vocal apparatus
In humans, the structures within the respiratory apparatus, particularly the components of the larynx, that are concerned specifically with phonation, or the production of speech.
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