subvocally

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adverb

In a subvocal manner.

OriginEnglish subvocal ← Middle English vocal ← Latin vōcālis →
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Meanings

adverbsubvocally (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn a subvocal manner.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wekʷ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*wṓkʷs
  8. Proto-Italic*wōks
  9. Latinvōx
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. Latinvōcālis
  13. Middle Englishvocal
  14. Englishvocal
  15. Englishsubvocal
  16. Englishsubvocally

From subvocal + -ly.

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APA

subvocally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subvocally

MLA

“subvocally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subvocally. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subvocally,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subvocally.

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