Vocable
Pronunciation : Vo"ca*ble
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. vocabulum an appellation, designation, name, fr. vocare to call, fr. vox, vocis, a voice, a word: cf. F. vocable. See Voice.]
Definition : Defn: A word; a term; a name; specifically, a word considered as composed of certain sounds or letters, without regard to its meaning. Swamped near to drowning in a tide of ingenious vocables. Carlyle.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913