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Vocal

Of or pertaining to the voice or speech; having voice; endowed with utterance; full of voice, or voices.

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Communicative 84% connected

Inclined to communicate; ready to impart to others.

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Communicative 84% connected

Inclined to communicate; ready to impart to others.

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Communicatory 84% connected

Imparting knowledge or information.

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Communicatory 84% connected

Imparting knowledge or information.

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Loud 84% connected

Having, making, or being a strong or great sound; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as, a loud cry; loud thunder.

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Loud 84% connected

Having, making, or being a strong or great sound; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as, a loud cry; loud thunder.

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Anthem 76% connected

Formerly, a hymn sung in alternate parts, in present usage, a selection from the Psalms, or other parts of the Scriptures or the liturgy, set to sacr…

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Aria 76% connected

An air or song; a melody; a tune.

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Ballad 76% connected

A popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; as, the ballad of Chevy Chase; esp., a sentimental or romantic poem in short sta…

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Barcarolle 76% connected

A popular song or melody sung by Venetian gondoliers.

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Coronach 76% connected

See Coranach.

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Dirge 76% connected

A piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; a funeral hymn.

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Ditty 76% connected

A saying or utterance; especially, one that is short and frequently repeated; a theme.

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Lament 76% connected

To express or feel sorrow; to weep or wail; to mourn.

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Lay 76% connected

of Lie, to recline.

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Lied 76% connected

of Lie

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lullaby 76% connected

A song to quiet babes or lull them to sleep; that which quiets.

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Prothalamion 76% connected

Alt. of Prothalamium

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Prothalamium 76% connected

A song in celebration of a marriage.

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Requiem 76% connected

A mass said or sung for the repose of a departed soul.

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Roundelay 76% connected

See Rondeau, and Rondel.

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Serenade 76% connected

Music sung or performed in the open air at nights; -- usually applied to musical entertainments given in the open air at night, especially by gentlem…

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Threnody 76% connected

A song of lamentation; a threnode.

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Composition 76% connected

The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or integral, by placing together and uniting different things, parts, or ingredients.

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Music 76% connected

The science and the art of tones, or musical sounds, i. e., sounds of higher or lower pitch, begotten of uniform and synchronous vibrations, as of a…

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Opus 76% connected

A work; specif. (Mus.), a musical composition.

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Piece 76% connected

A fragment or part of anything separated from the whole, in any manner, as by cutting, splitting, breaking, or tearing; a part; a portion; as, a piec…

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Chorus 70% connected

A band of singers and dancers.

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Language 70% connected

Any means of conveying or communicating ideas; specifically, human speech; the expression of ideas by the voice; sounds, expressive of thought, artic…

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Lyric 70% connected

Alt. of Lyrical

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Refrain 70% connected

To hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed bounds; to curb; to govern.

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Phonation 66% connected

The act or process by which articulate sounds are uttered; the utterance of articulate sounds; articulate speech.

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Outspoken 92% connected

Speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; as, an outspoken man; an outspoken rebuke.

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Song 92% connected

That which is sung or uttered with musical modulations of the voice, whether of a human being or of a bird, insect, etc.

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Instrumental 94% connected

Acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; as, he was instrumental in conducting the bus…

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Instrumental 94% connected

Acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; as, he was instrumental in conducting the bus…

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