vowel in Latin
vowel in Latin is vōcālis — vowel means a speech sound made with an open vocal tract, without blocking the airflow — the core sound of a syllable.
vowel in Latin
vōcālis
(phonetics) A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.
What does "vowel" mean?
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noun A speech sound made with an open vocal tract, without blocking the airflow — the core sound of a syllable.
"English has far more vowel sounds than it has vowel letters."
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noun A letter representing a vowel sound — in English, a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y.
"The word "rhythm" is unusual because it has no standard vowel letters."
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vowel in a sentence
- English has far more vowel sounds than it has vowel letters.
- She practiced pronouncing the long vowel in "beat" versus the short one in "bit."
- The word "rhythm" is unusual because it has no standard vowel letters.
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What is "vowel" in Latin?
"vowel" in Latin is vōcālis. vowel means: A speech sound made with an open vocal tract, without blocking the airflow — the core sound of a syllable.
How do you use "vowel" in a sentence?
Example: "English has far more vowel sounds than it has vowel letters." In Latin, "vowel" is vōcālis.
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