Vocal vs Melody - What's the difference?
vocal | melody |
Of or pertaining to the voice or speech; having voice; endowed with utterance; full of voice, or voices
* (rfdate) Milton,
Uttered or modulated by the voice; oral; as, vocal' melody; '''vocal''' prayer, ' vocal worship.
Of or pertaining to a vowel or voice sound; also, spoken with tone, intonation, and resonance; sonant; sonorous; -- said of certain articulate sounds
(phonetics) Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as v'', ''l'', etc., or by both, as in the nasals (m), (n), ''ng ; sonant; intonated; voiced. See voice, and vowel
(phonetics) Of or pertaining to a vowel; having the character of a vowel; vowel
loud; getting oneself heard.
(phonetics) A vocal sound; specifically, a purely vocal element of speech, unmodified except by resonance; a vowel or a diphthong; a tonic element; a tonic; -- distinguished from a subvocal', and a ' nonvocal
(Roman Catholic Church) A man who has a right to vote in certain elections.
tune; sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase
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As nouns the difference between vocal and melody
is that vocal is a vocal sound; specifically, a purely vocal element of speech, unmodified except by resonance; a vowel or a diphthong; a tonic element; a tonic; -- distinguished from a subvocal, and a nonvocalmelody is tune; sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase.As an adjective vocal
is of or pertaining to the voice or speech; having voice; endowed with utterance; full of voice, or voices.As a proper noun Melody is
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English
Adjective
(en adjective)- To hill or valley, fountain, or fresh shade, / Made vocal by my song.
- vocal problems
- a vocal sound
- The protestors were very vocal in their message to the mayor.
