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Close-mid vowel - Definition and Overview
Vowels
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close i • y ɨ • ʉ ɯ • u
near-close ɪ • ʏ ʊ
close-mid e • ø ɘ • ɵ ɤ • o
mid ə
open-mid ɛ • œ ɜ • ɞ ʌ • ɔ
near-open æ ɐ
open a • ɶ ɑ • ɒ
Table of vowels
List of vowels
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A close-mid vowel is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages. The defining characteristic of a close-mid vowel is that the tongue is positioned halfway between close vowel and a mid vowel. The close-mid vowels identified by the International Phonetic Alphabet are:

Example Usage of Close-mid
sportsguyNW: Just saw Miami QB Henne's face up close mid-play. Looked just like Marino. (Not comparing play, just expression.)
tomweber_mpr: State-run virtual school in Missouri could close mid-year b/c of budget cuts: http://j.mp/2stote
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