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ə

ə symbol: schwa, e.g. \sō′fə\ for sofa.

Symbol

ə

  1. schwa, e.g. \sō′fə\ for sofa.
    • (superscript ⟨ᵊ⟩) optional schwa, e.g. \băt′ᵊl\ for battle.
    • (superscript ⟨ᵊ⟩) French final schwa, as in \bᴀstôn′yᵊ\ for Bastogne.

Questions about ə

What does ə mean?
Ə means schwa, e.g. \sō′fə\ for sofa.
What part of speech is ə?
Ə is a symbol.

Words near ə in the dictionary

  1. Țânțăreni
  2. ȝogh
  3. ȧ
  4. ȯ
  5. ȳ
  6. ə
  7. Əlimədədli
  8. ɢ
  9. ɤ
  10. ɴ
  11. ɶ

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