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cardinal vowels

cardinal vowels is the plural of cardinal vowel.

Meaning of cardinal vowel

Noun

cardinal vowel (plural cardinal vowels)

  1. a vowel sound produced when the tongue is in an extreme position, either front or back, high or low.

Questions about cardinal vowels

What is cardinal vowels the plural of?
Cardinal vowels is the plural of cardinal vowel.

Words near cardinal vowels in the dictionary

  1. cardinal vein
  2. cardinal veins
  3. cardinal virtue
  4. cardinal virtues
  5. cardinal vowel
  6. cardinal vowels
  7. cardinal-nephew
  8. cardinal-nephews
  9. cardinalate
  10. cardinalates
  11. Cardinale

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