Etymology

vocalism

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Today it means: Speaking or singing. Full definition →

English vocal ← Middle English vocal ← Latin vōcālis
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The story

  1. Latinvōcālis
  2. Middle Englishvocal
  3. Englishvocal
  4. English todayvocalism

From vocal + -ism.

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