| Pronunciation: | | 'semee`vawul
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] a vowel-like sound that serves as a consonant |
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SEMIVOWEL is a 9 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | glide |
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| | See Also: | | palatal, phone, sound, speech sound |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Sem"i*vow`el\, n. (Phon.)
(a) A sound intermediate between a vowel and a consonant, or
partaking of the nature of both, as in the English w and
y.
(b) The sign or letter representing such a sound.
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