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vocalic

[ voh-kal-ik ]

/ voʊˈkæl ɪk /

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adjective

of, relating to, or resembling a vowel.

consisting of, characterized by, or containing vowels.

Origin of vocalic

First recorded in 1805–15; vocal + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM vocalic

non·vo·cal·ic, adjective

Words nearby vocalic

vocal resonance, vocal sac, vocal score, vocal tic, vocal tract, vocalic, vocalic alliteration, vocalise, vocalism, vocalist, vocalize

Example sentences from the Web for vocalic

It is occasionally varied to al and el, to correspond to the last preceding vowel, but this “vocalic echo” is not common in Maya.

The Maya Chronicles |Various
It is better to take a as a vocalic abstract prefix and to consider kad as the root.

Sumerian Hymns |Frederick Augustus Vanderburgh
Vocalic change is of great significance also in a number of American Indian languages.

Language |Edward Sapir
All the Germanic languages were familiar with vocalic change as possessed of functional significance.

Language |Edward Sapir

Every syllable is open, ending in a vowel sound, and short sentences may be constructed wholly of vocalic sounds.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 1 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for vocalic

vocalic

/ (vəʊˈkælɪk) /

adjective

phonetics of, relating to, or containing a vowel or vowels