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long-vowel marks

long-vowel marks is the plural of long-vowel mark.

Meaning of long-vowel mark

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.

Questions about long-vowel marks

What is long-vowel marks the plural of?
Long-vowel marks is the plural of long-vowel mark.

Words near long-vowel marks in the dictionary

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

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