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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

vocally en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • /ˈvəʊkəli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈvoʊkəli/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs Proto-Italic *wōks Latin vōx Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin vōcālisbor. Middle English vocal English vocal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English vocally From vocal + -ly.

Meanings

  1. In a vocal manner.
    • Passengers complained long and vocally about the timetable changes.
  2. Using words.
    • The infant responded vocally to the first stimulus in the study.

Forms

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most vocally Degree=Sup lexicographic
more vocally Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

nonvocally

Translations (2)

ca vocalment (using words) · es vocalmente (using words)