vocable

Example Sentences

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But they who make the noun one and the vocable an other, reckon nine.

From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold

Suppose I have an idea to which I give utterance by the vocable 'skrkl,' claiming at the same time that it is true.

From Meaning of Truth by James, William

It is known under the double vocable of Lyon et Vienne, and is the outgrowth of the more ancient ecclesiastical province of Vienne, whose archiepiscopal dignity was domiciled in St. Maurice.

From The Cathedrals of Southern France by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

In Chapter XVIII, "the seequipedalian Hellenic vocable" was changed to "the sesquipedalian Hellenic vocable".

From A Cadet's Honor Mark Mallory's Heroism by Sinclair, Upton

We find ourselves before a Greek vocable reproduced in Tifinar.

From Atlantida by Benôit, Pierre