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vocal

/ˈvəʊ.kəl/
noun
  1. A vocal sound; specifically, a purely vocal element of speech, unmodified except by resonance; a vowel or a diphthong; a tonic element; a tonic; distinguished from a subvocal, and a nonvocal

  2. (Roman Catholic Church) A man who has a right to vote in certain elections.

adjective
  1. Of or pertaining to the voice or speech

    "vocal problems"

  2. Having a voice

  3. Uttered or modulated by the voice; oral

    "vocal melody"

Synonymsaudible, loud, audible
Antonymsinaudible, quiet, silent, inaudible, quiet, silent

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