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happy vowel

happy vowel noun: a vowel in spoken English that falls between /iː/ and /ɪ/ and may be represented by /i/.

Noun

happy vowel (plural happy vowels)

  1. A vowel in spoken English that falls between /iː/ and /ɪ/ and may be represented by /i/.

Forms of happy vowel

pluralhappy vowels

Origin of happy vowel

From its appearance at the end of the word happy.

Questions about happy vowel

What does happy vowel mean?
Happy vowel means a vowel in spoken English that falls between /iː/ and /ɪ/ and may be represented by /i/.
What part of speech is happy vowel?
Happy vowel is a noun.
What is the plural of happy vowel?
The plural of happy vowel is happy vowels.

Words near happy vowel in the dictionary

  1. happy trail
  2. happy trails
  3. happy Valentine's Day
  4. Happy Valley
  5. Happy Valley-Goose Bay
  6. happy vowel
  7. happy vowels
  8. happy waitress
  9. happy wife, happy life
  10. happy, happy, joy, joy
  11. happy-clappies

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