"vocalese" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vocaleses [plural]
Etymology: From vocal + -ese. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|vocal|ese}} vocal + -ese Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} vocalese (usually uncountable, plural vocaleses)
  1. Jazz singing genre where the lyrics are written to melodies that were originally parts of an all-instrumental composition or improvisation. Wikipedia link: vocalese Tags: uncountable, usually

Inflected forms

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