vocal
noun/ˈvəʊkl/
/ˈvəʊkl/
[usually plural]- the part of a piece of music that is sung, rather than played on a musical instrument
- backing vocals
- In this recording Armstrong himself is on vocals.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin vocalis, from vox, voc-. Current senses of the noun date from the 1920s.Definitions on the go
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