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VOCALIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being or containing or characterized by vowels
Example:
the Gaelic language being uncommonly vocalic
Classified under:
Similar:
vowellike (having characteristics of a vowel sound)
Antonym:
consonantal (being or marked by or containing or functioning as a consonant)
Derivation:
vowel (a speech sound made with the vocal tract open)
vowel (a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Relating to or associated with or containing a vowel
Example:
the vocalic ablaut
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
vowel (a speech sound made with the vocal tract open)
Derivation:
vowel (a speech sound made with the vocal tract open)
vowel (a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel)
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