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vocalic
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vo·cal·ic  (v-klk)
adj.
1. Containing, marked by, or consisting of vowels.
2. Of, relating to, or having the nature of a vowel.

vo·cali·cal·ly adv.

vocalic [vəʊˈkælɪk]
adj
(Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics of, relating to, or containing a vowel or vowels
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.vocalic - being or containing or characterized by vowels; "vocalic sounds"; "the Gaelic language being uncommonly vocalic"- Walter Scott
consonantal - being or marked by or containing or functioning as a consonant; "consonantal sounds"; "a consonantal Hebrew text"; "consonantal alliteration"; "a consonantal cluster"
2.vocalic - relating to or associated with or containing a vowel; "vocalic segments"; "the vocalic ablaut"
Translations
vocalic [vəʊˈkælɪk] ADJvocálico
vocalic
adjvokalisch
vocalic [vəʊˈkælɪk] adjvocalico/a


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By beginning on a low note, as it were, Martin is able to build up to a formulation for chaos which is both more interesting and more intricate vocalically than Golding's "huge rude heape": "a shapeless, unwrought mass of inert bulk" captures the Latin original and tickles the palate pleasingly.
 
 
 
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