subvocal
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -əʊkəl
Adjective
subvocal (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining words or statements formed in thought and expressed inwardly but not, or not yet, uttered aloud.
- (phonetics, dated) Of or pertaining to imperfectly articulated speech that is inaudible or barely audible; subtonic.
Derived terms
References
- “subvocal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “subvocal”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.∏
- Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)
- Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996)
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