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Vocalic

adjective

Being or containing or characterized by vowels. "The Gaelic language being uncommonly vocalic" Antonym: consonantal.

Relating to or associated with or containing a vowel. "The vocalic ablaut"

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"Vocalic" Quotes from Famous Books

... nation who lived in the province of Michoacan, due west of the valley of Mexico. They were a polished race, speaking a sonorous, vocalic language, so bold in war that their boast was that they had never been defeated, and yet their religious rites were almost bloodless, and their preference was for peace. The hardy Aztecs had been driven back at every attempt they made to conquer Michoacan, but its ruler submitted himself ...

— American Hero-Myths - A Study in the Native Religions of the Western Continent • Daniel G. Brinton

... to vocalic sounds, single letters, or alphabeic dipthongs; and prefixes, suffixes, and syllabic references are represented by a single preceding dash; thus, -x, ...

— The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5) • Theodor Mommsen

... ancient Nahuatl poetry which has been preserved is in iambic metre, and he refers to a song of Nezahualcoyotl in his collection to prove his opinion. What study I have given to the prosody of the Nahuatl tongue leads me to doubt the correctness of so sweeping a statement. The vocalic elements of the language have certain peculiarities which prevent its poetry from entering unencumbered into ...

— Ancient Nahuatl Poetry - Brinton's Library of Aboriginal American Literature Number VII. • Daniel G. Brinton

... vowels with both acute and circumflex— are shown as , , . Vocalic "r" with acute is ...

— Chips from a German Workshop - Volume IV - Essays chiefly on the Science of Language • Max Muller

... an interesting nation who lived in the province of Michoacan, due west of the valley of Mexico. They were a polished race, speaking a sonorous, vocalic language, so bold in war that their boast was that they had never been defeated, and yet their religious rites were almost bloodless, and their preference was for peace. The hardy Aztecs had been driven back at every attempt they made to conquer Michoacan, but its ruler submitted himself ...

— American Hero-Myths - A Study in the Native Religions of the Western Continent • Daniel G. Brinton