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vowel
nounfemininegeneral usevery common/vuˈɡaɫ/vo·gal
Definition
1A speech sound produced with the vocal tract open, without significant obstruction of the airflow.
Usage examples
“The vowels in Portuguese are 'a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u'.”
“The word 'house' has two vowels.”
Antonyms
Common combinations
open vowelclose vowelnasal vowelstressed vowel