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What (who) is vowel - definition
SOUND IN SPOKEN LANGUAGE, ARTICULATED WITH AN OPEN VOCAL TRACT
Vowels; Vocoid; Vowel sound; Vowel height; Vowel backness; Vowel space; Vovel; Vovels; Vowel quality; Spread vowel; Vowle; Vowel letter; AEIOUY; Vocalic; Whispered vowel; Backness; Vowel openness; Vocoids; Voyelle; List of words without vowel letters; Consonant-only words; Words without vowels; Vowel system; Vowel letters
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Vowel
·adj Of or pertaining to a vowel; vocal.
II. Vowel ·noun 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 vocality, derives its character in every case from some kind of obstructive action by the mouth organs. Also, a letter or character which represents such a sound. ·see Guide to Pronunciation, // 5, 146-149.
vowel
(vowels)
A vowel is a sound such as the ones represented in writing by the letters 'a', 'e' 'i', 'o' and 'u', which you pronounce with your mouth open, allowing the air to flow through it. Compare consonant
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The vowel in words like 'my' and 'thigh' is not very difficult.
N-COUNT
vowel
¦ noun a speech sound which is produced by comparatively open configuration of the vocal tract and which is capable of forming a syllable.
?a letter representing such a sound.
Derivatives
vowelled (US voweled) adjective
vowelless adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. vouel, from L. vocalis (littera) 'vocal (letter)'.
Wikipedia
Vowel
A vowel is a syllabic speech sound pronounced without any stricture in the vocal tract. Vowels are one of the two principal classes of speech sounds, the other being the consonant. Vowels vary in quality, in loudness and also in quantity (length). They are usually voiced and are closely involved in prosodic variation such as tone, intonation and stress.
The word vowel comes from the Latin word vocalis, meaning "vocal" (i.e. relating to the voice). In English, the word vowel is commonly used to refer both to vowel sounds and to the written symbols that represent them (a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes w and y).
Examples of use of vowel
1. The researchers asked Erik to think of specific vowel sounds, then mapped his brain activity.
2. An analysis of vowel sounds has shown the traditional long Cockney vowels are becoming shorter.
3. RUMSFELD÷ Everyone around here‘s name ends in a vowel today. (Laughter.) Q÷ Not everybody.
4. Sarah Abdullah, Arab News Vowel howler: With five to choose from, mistakes will happen!
5. Assonance is the usual term for the repetition of vowel sounds.