Look up: vowel

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   vowel
   [n] - a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel 2. [n] - a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
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   Vowel
   the open sounds made in speech - as (mainly) distinct from consonants
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   Vowel
   a phoneme produced without audible friction or closure. Every syllable contains a vowel. A vowel phoneme may be represented by one or more letters. These may be vowels (maid, or a combination of vowels and consonants (start; could).
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   Vowel
   Vow'el noun [ French voyelle , or an Old French form without y , Latin vocalis (sc. littera ), from vocalis sounding, from vox , vocis , a voice, sound. See Vocal .] (Phon.) A vocal, or sometimes a whispered, sound modified by resonance in the oral passage, the peculiar resonance in each case giving to each several vowel its distincti ...
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   Vowel
   Vow'el adjective Of or pertaining to a vowel; vocal.
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   vowel
   vowel sound noun a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
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   Vowel
   In phonetics, a `vowel` is a sound in spoken language that is characterized by an open configuration of the vocal tract so that there is no build-up of air pressure above the glottis. This contrasts with consonants, which are characterized by a constriction or closure at one or more points along the vocal tract. A vowel is also understood to be syllabic: an equivalent open but non-syllabic sound is called a semivowel. In all languages, vowels f...
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   Vowel
   • (a.) Of or pertaining to a vowel; vocal. • (n.) A vocal, or sometimes a whispered, sound modified by resonance in the oral passage, the peculiar resonance in each case giving to each several vowel its distinctive character or quality as a sound of speech; -- distinguished from a consonant in that the latter, whether made with or without...
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   vowel
   in human speech, sound in which the flow of air from the lungs passes through the mouth, which functions as a resonance chamber, with minimal ... [34 related articles]
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    vowel
    vowel 1. A speech sound made with the vocal tract open. 2. A speech sound produced by the passage of air through the vocal tract, with relatively little obstruction. 3. A letter of the alphabet that represents a spoken vowel. In English, the vowels are 'a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u', and sometimes 'y'. ...
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