Vocality

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality or degree of being vocal. countable, uncountable

    "The admiral, fearing she might not confine herself to vocality, but begin to beat time with her fists, thought it right to take up a position; he therefore very dexterously took two steps in the rear, and mounted on a sofa[…]"

  2. 2
    The quality of being a vowel; vocalic character. countable, uncountable

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"The admiral, fearing she might not confine herself to vocality, but begin to beat time with her fists, thought it right to take up a position; he therefore very dexterously took two steps in the rear, and mounted on a sofa[…]"

Etymology

From vocal + -ity. Compare Latin vocalitas (“euphony”).

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