Open-mid front rounded vowel - Definition and Overview

	front	near-front	central	near-back	back
Vowels

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

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The open-mid front unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is 9. The symbol is a ligature of the letters o and e.

Features of this vowel:

Its vowel height is open-mid, which means the tongue is positioned halfway between an open vowel and a mid vowel.
Its vowel backness is front, which means the tongue is positioned as far forward as possible in the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant.
Its vowel roundedness is rounded, which means that the lips are rounded.

Example Usage of Open-mid
	StyleWriterNYC: House of Creed news: high-end fragrance line launched e-commerce today @ creedboutique.com; Mad Ave store set to open mid-December
	CBDining: "Jefe's Burritos" is official name of CBMR's new lunch spot. To open mid-Dec in Mountaineer Square. http://bit.ly/2L7GfI
	LYPowers: Distrikt Hotel - Open Mid-Dec! Follow us - www.twitter.com/distrikthotel mention 'Tweety' in 'Collage' bar for a free glass of champagne!

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Example Usage of Open-mid