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long-vowel mark

long-vowel mark noun: the symbol ː (the triangular colon), which marks long vowels in IPA.

Noun

long-vowel mark (plural long-vowel marks)

  1. The symbol ː (the triangular colon), which marks long vowels in IPA.
  2. The symbol ー, which marks long vowels in Japanese hiragana and katakana.

Forms of long-vowel mark

plurallong-vowel marks

Questions about long-vowel mark

What does long-vowel mark mean?
Long-vowel mark means the symbol ː (the triangular colon), which marks long vowels in IPA.
What part of speech is long-vowel mark?
Long-vowel mark is a noun.
What is the plural of long-vowel mark?
The plural of long-vowel mark is long-vowel marks.

Words near long-vowel mark in the dictionary

  1. long-togs
  2. long-tongued
  3. long-tongued bat
  4. long-tongued bats
  5. long-visaged
  6. long-vowel mark
  7. long-vowel marks
  8. long-waisted
  9. long-welded
  10. long-winded
  11. long-windedly

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