Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to sound or the voice.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or relating to the voice.
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- adjective Of or relating to the
voice .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek
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Examples
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They have no language of words, and do not need it, since they can only be isolated in thought from each other by a distance greater than that which any vocal sound can traverse; but their organs of voice and hearing are far more complex and perfect than ours, and their atmosphere infinitely more conductive of phonal vibrations.
The Martian George Du Maurier 1865
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The phonal expression and comprehension of all these are acquired by the
The Martian George Du Maurier 1865
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