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vocalese

vocalese noun: jazz singing genre where the lyrics are written to melodies that were originally parts of an all-instrumental composition or improvisation.

Noun

vocalese (usually uncountable, plural vocaleses)

  1. (usually) Jazz singing genre where the lyrics are written to melodies that were originally parts of an all-instrumental composition or improvisation.

Forms of vocalese

pluralvocaleses

Origin of vocalese

From vocal + -ese.

Questions about vocalese

What does vocalese mean?
Vocalese means jazz singing genre where the lyrics are written to melodies that were originally parts of an all-instrumental composition or improvisation.
What part of speech is vocalese?
Vocalese is a noun.
What is the plural of vocalese?
The plural of vocalese is vocaleses.

Words near vocalese in the dictionary

  1. vocal sac
  2. vocal sacs
  3. vocal tract
  4. vocal tracts
  5. vocales
  6. vocalese
  7. vocaleses
  8. vocalic
  9. vocalic consonant
  10. vocalic consonants
  11. vocalic R

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