vocalese

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Scrabble points: 13
Words With Friends: 16
Letters: 8

Definition of vocalese

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(uncountable, usually)Jazz singing genre where the lyrics are written to melodies that were originally parts of an all-instrumental composition or improvisation.

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs Proto-Italic *wōks Latin vōx Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin vōcālisbor. Middle English vocal English vocal Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English vocalese From vocal + -ese.

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VOCALESES 14 pts

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