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vocalic |
2 definitions found 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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