What is the meaning of vocal?

noun

  • Music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment.
  • A short musical composition with words.
    • usage: "a successful musical must have at least three good songs"

adjective

  • Relating to or designed for or using the singing voice.
    • usage: "vocal technique"; "the vocal repertoire"; "organized a vocal group to sing his compositions"
  • Having or using the power to produce speech or sound.
    • usage: "vocal organs"; "all vocal beings hymned their praise"
  • Given to expressing yourself freely or insistently.
    • usage: "outspoken in their opposition to segregation"; "a vocal assembly"
  • Full of the sound of voices.
    • usage: "a playground vocal with the shouts and laughter of children"
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APAWordNet. (2010). vocal. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/vocal/definitions/1187961
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HarvardWordNet 2010, vocal, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/vocal/definitions/1187961>.
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