nonvocal

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adjective

Not vocal; silent; not using one's voice.

“The guitar solo is the main nonvocal part of this song.”

OriginEnglish vocal ← Middle English vocal ← Latin vōcālis →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

adjectivenonvocal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot vocal; silent; not using one's voice.

    The guitar solo is the main nonvocal part of this song.

nounnonvocal (plural nonvocals)

plural nonvocals

    Origin

    1. Proto-Indo-European*né
    2. Proto-Germanic*ne
    3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
    4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
    5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
    6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
    7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
    8. Old Englishnān
    9. Middle Englishnon
    10. Old Englishnān
    11. Old Englishnān-
    12. Middle Englishnon-
    13. Englishnon-
    14. Proto-Indo-European*wekʷ-
    15. Proto-Indo-European*wṓkʷs
    16. Proto-Italic*wōks
    17. Latinvōx
    18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
    19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
    20. Latinvōcālis
    21. Middle Englishvocal
    22. Englishvocal
    23. Englishnonvocal

    From non- + vocal.

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    Rhymes & wordplay

    Rhymes with nonvocal

    vocalfocalsoclejokulautofocalbivocalbocalpolyvocalsemivocalsubvocal
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    Cite this entry
    APA

    nonvocal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonvocal

    MLA

    “nonvocal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonvocal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

    Chicago

    WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonvocal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonvocal.

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