vowel
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Pronunciation
- IPA /vaʊl/
Noun
vowel noun
- A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.
- A letter representing the sound of vowel; in English, the vowels are a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y.
Verb
vowel verb
- To add vowel points to a consonantal script (e.g. niqqud in Hebrew or harakat in Arabic)
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Synonyms
vocalizevowelizevowel soundanaptycticvoicevocalvocalizationidentificationsimulationmemberpick-upmailcoarticulationmonophthongvocoidvocalicsonantnucleus
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