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Found 2 hits - Term: vocal music, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
vocal \vo"cal\ v=o"kal, a. l. vocalis, fr. vox, vocis,
   voice: cf. f. vocal. see voice, and cf. vowel.
   1. of or pertaining to the voice or speech; having voice;
      endowed with utterance; full of voice, or voices.
      1913 webster

            to hill or valley, fountain, or fresh shade,
            made vocal by my song.                --milton.
      1913 webster

   2. uttered or modulated by the voice; oral; as, vocal melody;
      vocal prayer. "vocal worship." --milton.
      1913 webster

   3. of or pertaining to a vowel or voice sound; also, spoken
      with tone, intonation, and resonance; sonant; sonorous; --
      said of certain articulate sounds.
      1913 webster

   4. phon.
      a consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone
          produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either
          by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by
          obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as
          v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng;
          sonant; intonated; voiced. see voice, and vowel,
          also guide to pronunciation, sectsect 199-202.
      b of or pertaining to a vowel; having the character of a
          vowel; vowel.
          1913 webster

   vocal cords or vocal chords. n. pl. anat. the two pairs
      of mucous membranes that project into the larynx, and
      which produce the sounds of speech by vibrating under the
      influence of air exhaled from the lungs. see larynx, and
      the note under voice, n., 1.

   vocal fremitus l. fremitus a dull roaring or murmuring
      med., the perceptible vibration of the chest wall,
      produced by the transmission of the sonorous vibrations
      during the act of using the voice.

   vocal music, music made by the voice, in distinction from
      instrumental music; hence, music or tunes set to words,
      to be performed by the human voice.

   vocal tube anat., the part of the air passages above the
      inferior ligaments of the larynx, including the passages
      through the nose and mouth.
      1913 webster
see also:
voice vowel vocal cords vocal chords larynx vocal fremitus 
vocal music instrumental music vocal tube 
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
vocal music
     n : music that is vocalized as contrasted with instrumental
         music


Results 1 - 10 of 13 found about vocal music:

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Music Box >> M Words
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Pop Music >> P Words
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Rap Music >> R Words
Rap Music, definition of term: Rap Music
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Rock Music >> R Words
Rock Music, definition of term: Rock Music
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Secular Music >> S Words
Secular Music, definition of term: Secular Music
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Chamber Music >> C Words
Chamber Music, definition of term: Chamber Music
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Country Music >> C Words
Country Music, definition of term: Country Music
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Classical Music >> C Words
Classical Music, definition of term: Classical Music
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Dance Music >> D Words
Dance Music, definition of term: Dance Music
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