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noun

vōcŭla

gen. vōcŭlae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
a small; feeble voice
a small or feeble voice (rare but class.).
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Lit.: recreandae voculae causā, Cic. Att. 2, 23, 1: mea, Prop. 1, 16, 27.—
by extension
A soft note; tone •
A soft note or tone: quanto molliores sunt et delicatiores in cantu flexiones et falsae voculae quam certae et severae? Cic. de Or. 3, 25, 98.—
A little; petty speech; a little word; particle •
A little, petty speech; a little word, particle: incurrit haec nostra laurus non solum in oculos, sed jam etiam in voculas malevolorum, Cic. Fam. 2, 16, 2: significatio hujus voculae (saltem), Gell. 12, 14, 5.
Perseus ID: n51269 Key: vocula