Looking for the meaning of the word VOWEL in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of VOWEL with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Vowel
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old French vouel, from Latin vocalis (littera) ‘vocal (letter)’
ˈvaʊəl
a speech sound which is produced by comparatively open configuration of the vocal tract, with vibration of the vocal cords but without audible friction, and which is a unit of the sound system of a language that forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Short Definition:speech sound produced by comparatively open configuration of vocal tract
Examples:- the four middle syllables have the same vowel
- she perfected her English vowels by mimicking the posh star of classic 1945 film Brief Encounter
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