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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vocalic \Vo*cal"ic\, a. [L. vocalis (sc. littera) a vowel. See
{Vocal}, a.]
Of or pertaining to vowel sounds; consisting of the vowel
sounds. --Earle.
The Gaelic language being uncommonly vocalic. --Sir W.
Scott.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
vocalic
adj 1: being or containing or characterized by vowels; "vocalic
sounds"; "the Gaelic language being uncommonly
vocalic"- Walter Scott [ant: {consonantal}]
2: relating to or associated with or containing a vowel;
"vocalic segments"; "the vocalic ablaut"
3: (phonology) of liquids and nasals [syn: {syllabic}] [ant: {consonantal}]
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