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open-mid

open-mid adjective: pronounced with the tongue in a position approximately one-third of the way between an open and a close vowel.

Adjective

open-mid (not comparable)

  1. pronounced with the tongue in a position approximately one-third of the way between an open and a close vowel

Origin of open-mid

From open + mid.

Questions about open-mid

What does open-mid mean?
Open-mid means pronounced with the tongue in a position approximately one-third of the way between an open and a close vowel.
What part of speech is open-mid?
Open-mid is an adjective.

Words near open-mid in the dictionary

  1. open-heartedness
  2. open-hearth
  3. open-kneed
  4. open-kneed breeches
  5. open-loop
  6. open-mid
  7. open-minded
  8. open-mindedly
  9. open-mindedness
  10. open-mindednesses
  11. open-mouthed

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