vow
vow

vowel


Definition: Meaning of, vowel in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈvaʊəl /

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  1. one of the human speech sounds that you make by letting your breath flow out without closing any part of your mouth or throat
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  2. a letter of the alphabet used to represent a vowel. In English the vowels are a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y.
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  • murmur vowel (noun)
    1. a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant
  • open vowel (noun)
    1. a vowel such as /a/ that is pronounced with your tongue flat on the bottom of your mouth
  • semi-vowel (noun)
    1. a sound made in speech that sounds like a vowel, but is in fact a CONSONANT, for example /w/
  • stem vowel (noun)
    1. a vowel that ends a stem and precedes an inflection
  • thematic vowel (noun)
    1. a vowel that ends a stem and precedes an inflection
  • vowel point (noun)
    1. as in Hebrew or Arabic a mark placed below or near a consonant to indicate the spoken vowel
  • vowel rhyme (noun)
    1. the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words
  • vowel sound (noun)
    1. a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
  • vowel system (noun)
    1. the system of vowels used in a particular language
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