VOWEL
\vˈa͡ʊə͡l], \vˈaʊəl], \v_ˈaʊ_əl]\
Definitions of VOWEL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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A simple vocal sound: opposite to consonant; a letter representing such a sound; as, a, e, i, o, u, and something w and y.
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Of or pertaining to a vowel; as, a vowel sound.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [French] A simple sound; an articulation which can be uttered by itself; a sound uttered by opening the mouth, or through a more open position of the organs than that with which a consonant is uttered: also, a letter or character which represents such a sound.
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