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Secular :: Secular (n.) A church official whose functions are confined to the vocal department of the choir.

Vocal :: Vocal (a.) Uttered or modulated by the voice; oral; as, vocal melody; vocal prayer..

Equivocal :: Equivocal (n.) A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term; an equivoque.

Harmonize :: Harmonize (v. i.) To agree in vocal or musical effect; to form a concord; as, the tones harmonize perfectly..

Nonvocal :: Nonvocal (a.) Not vocal; destitute of tone.

Flat :: Flat (superl.) Sonant; vocal; -- applied to any one of the sonant or vocal consonants, as distinguished from a nonsonant (or sharp) consonant..

Equivocal :: Equivocal (a.) Uncertain, as an indication or sign; doubtful..

Multivocal :: Multivocal (n.) A multivocal word.

Vowel :: Vowel (n.) A vocal, or sometimes a whispered, sound modified by resonance in the oral passage, the peculiar resonance in each case giving to each several vowel its distinctive character or quality as a sound of speech; -- distinguished from a consonant in that the latter, whether made with or without vocality, derives its character in every case from some kind of obstructive action by the mouth organs. Also, a letter or character which represents such a sound. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 5, 1

S :: S () the nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a consonant, and is often called a sibilant, in allusion to its hissing sound. It has two principal sounds; one a mere hissing, as in sack, this; the other a vocal hissing (the same as that of z), as in is, wise. Besides these it sometimes has the sounds of sh and zh, as in sure, measure. It generally has its hissing sound at the beginning of words, but in the middle and at the end of words its sound is determined by usage. In a few words it

Swift :: Swift (n.) Any one of numerous species of small, long-winged, insectivorous birds of the family Micropodidae. In form and habits the swifts resemble swallows, but they are destitute of complex vocal muscles and are not singing birds, but belong to a widely different group allied to the humming birds..

Equivocate :: Equivocate (a.) To use words of equivocal or doubtful signification; to express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive; to use ambiguous expressions with a view to mislead; as, to equivocate is the work of duplicity..

Vocalize :: Vocalize (v. t.) To form into voice; to make vocal or sonant; to give intonation or resonance to.

V :: V () V, the twenty-second letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant. V and U are only varieties of the same character, U being the cursive form, while V is better adapted for engraving, as in stone. The two letters were formerly used indiscriminately, and till a comparatively recent date words containing them were often classed together in dictionaries and other books of reference (see U). The letter V is from the Latin alphabet, where it was used both as a consonant (about like Engli

Harmonious :: Harmonious (a.) Vocally or musically concordant; agreeably consonant; symphonious.

Subway :: Subvocal (a. & n.) Same as Subtonic.

Vocality :: Vocality (n.) The quality or state of being vocal; utterableness; resonance; as, the vocality of the letters..

Nonsonant :: Nonsonant (n.) A nonsonant or nonvocal consonant.

Recital :: Recital (n.) A vocal or instrumental performance by one person; -- distinguished from concert; as, a song recital; an organ, piano, or violin recital..

Vocally :: Vocally (adv.) In words; verbally; as, to express desires vocally..

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