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Semivowel - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Semivowel : (noun)
1: a vowel-like sound that serves as a consonant [syn: glide]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Semivowel : \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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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