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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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