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vo·ca·ble  (vk-bl)

n.

A word considered only as a sequence of sounds or letters rather than as a unit of meaning.

adj.

Capable of being voiced or spoken.

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[French, from Old French, from Latin vocbulum, name, from vocre, to call; see wek^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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vocable

Noun

Linguistics a word regarded simply as a sequence of letters or spoken sounds [Latin vocare to call]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

vocable - a word that is spoken aloud spoken word word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"