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Italian a's

Italian a's is the plural of Italian a.

Meaning of Italian a

Noun

Italian a (plural Italian a's)

  1. The speech sound represented by the letter A in the Italian language. The open central unrounded vowel (IPA: [ä]).
    • It will, perhaps, be objected, that the most frequent short sound of a, as heard in cat, rat, mat, carry, marry, parry, is the short sound of the Italian a in father, car, mar, par, and not the short sound of the a in care, mare, and pare;1791, John Walker, A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary and Expositor of the English Language, London: G. G. J. and J. Robinson, page 9

Questions about Italian a's

What is Italian a's the plural of?
Italian a's is the plural of Italian a.

Words near Italian a's in the dictionary

  1. Italexit
  2. Itali
  3. Italia
  4. Italian
  5. Italian a
  6. Italian a's
  7. Italian augmented sixth chord
  8. Italian augmented sixth chords
  9. Italian bee
  10. Italian beef
  11. Italian beefs

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