VOCAL MUSIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vocal music mean? 

• VOCAL MUSIC (noun)
  The noun VOCAL MUSIC has 2 senses:

1. music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment

2. music that is vocalized (as contrasted with instrumental music)

  Familiarity information: VOCAL MUSIC used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VOCAL MUSIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

vocal; vocal music

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)

Sense 2

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)