vocable

noun

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vo·ca·ble | \ ˈvō-kə-bəl

Definition of vocable

: term specifically : a word composed of various sounds or letters without regard to its meaning

Examples of vocable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The birds’ phrasings are both melodic and mechanical, cyclical and spontaneous, like the wordless vocables of scat singers. — New York Times, 11 Feb. 2020

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