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Webster 1913 Edition
Semivowel
Sem′i-vowˊel
,Noun.
(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.
Definition 2024
semivowel
semivowel
English
Noun
semivowel (plural semivowels)
- A sound in speech which has some qualities of a consonant and some qualities of a vowel
- A letter which represents a semivowel sound, such as w or y in English.
Synonyms
Translations
sound in speech
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