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VOCAL MUSIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Music that is vocalized (as contrasted with instrumental music)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("vocal music" is a kind of...):
music (musical activity (singing or whistling etc.))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vocal music"):
singing; vocalizing (the act of singing vocal music)
song; strain (the act of singing)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment
Synonyms:
vocal; vocal music
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("vocal music" is a kind of...):
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
