noun
- a word, especially one considered as a sequence of sounds or letters rather than as a unit of meaning
Usage: formal; linguistics
Examples
- The linguist analyzed each vocable in the ancient text.
- Children learn to recognize vocables before understanding their meanings.
- The poem consisted of meaningless vocables that created a musical effect.
- Researchers studied how infants process vocables in different languages.
- The dictionary listed every vocable found in the manuscript.
- Some vocables appear frequently across multiple language families.