VOWEL
\vˈa͡ʊə͡l], \vˈaʊəl], \v_ˈaʊ_əl]\
Definitions of VOWEL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A simple vocal sound: opposite to consonant; a letter representing such a sound; as, a, e, i, o, u, and something w and y.
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Of or pertaining to a vowel; as, a vowel sound.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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Pertaining to a vowel; vocal.
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A sound uttered by simply opening the mouth or vocal organs, as the sound of a. e. o; the letter or character representing a simple sound.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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A distinct simple sound uttered by the voice; in gram., one of the letters a, e, i, o, u, each of which represents a distinct sound, thus distinguished from the consonants, which represent imperfect sounds.
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Pert. to or having the quality of a vowel; vocal.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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n. [French] A simple sound; an articulation which can be uttered by itself; a sound uttered by opening the mouth, or through a more open position of the organs than that with which a consonant is uttered: also, a letter or character which represents such a sound.
