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half-long vowel

half-long vowel noun: in languages that distinguish vowel length, a vowel whose length is between a short vowel and a long vowel.

Noun

half-long vowel (plural half-long vowels)

  1. In languages that distinguish vowel length, a vowel whose length is between a short vowel and a long vowel.

Forms of half-long vowel

pluralhalf-long vowels

Questions about half-long vowel

What does half-long vowel mean?
Half-long vowel means in languages that distinguish vowel length, a vowel whose length is between a short vowel and a long vowel.
What part of speech is half-long vowel?
Half-long vowel is a noun.
What is the plural of half-long vowel?
The plural of half-long vowel is half-long vowels.

Words near half-long vowel in the dictionary

  1. half-light
  2. half-line
  3. half-lines
  4. half-lives
  5. half-long
  6. half-long vowel
  7. half-long vowels
  8. half-longs
  9. half-marathon
  10. half-marathoner
  11. half-marathoners

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