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close-mid

close-mid adjective: pronounced with the tongue in a position approximately two-thirds of the way between an open and a close vowel.

Adjective

close-mid (not comparable)

  1. pronounced with the tongue in a position approximately two-thirds of the way between an open and a close vowel

Origin of close-mid

From close + mid.

Questions about close-mid

What does close-mid mean?
Close-mid means pronounced with the tongue in a position approximately two-thirds of the way between an open and a close vowel.
What part of speech is close-mid?
Close-mid is an adjective.

Words near close-mid in the dictionary

  1. close-grainedness
  2. close-handed
  3. close-handedness
  4. close-hauled
  5. close-knit
  6. close-mid
  7. close-minded
  8. close-mindedly
  9. close-mindedness
  10. close-order drill
  11. close-packed

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