adjective
- of, relating to, or consisting of vowels
Usage: linguistics
Examples
- The vocalic sounds in English include a, e, i, o, and u.
- She studied the vocalic patterns in different languages.
- The word has a strong vocalic quality due to its many vowels.
- Vocalic harmony is common in Turkish and Finnish.
- The linguist analyzed the vocalic structure of the dialect.
- Children learn vocalic sounds before consonantal ones.