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prevocalic

UK/ˌpɹiː.vəʊˈkæl.ɪk//ˌpɹi.voʊˈkæl.ɪk/

prevocalic adjective: immediately preceding a vowel or vowel sound.

Adjective

prevocalic (not comparable)

  1. Immediately preceding a vowel or vowel sound
    • Examples that may be used to teach those with articulatory and phonological impairments the prevocalic /r/ sound are: run, race, rain, tree, and spray.
    Synonyms:
    antevocalic

Synonyms of prevocalic

Antonyms

Forms of prevocalic

alternative form (rare)praevocalic

Origin of prevocalic

From pre- + vocalic.

Words formed from prevocalic

Questions about prevocalic

What does prevocalic mean?
Prevocalic means immediately preceding a vowel or vowel sound.
What part of speech is prevocalic?
Prevocalic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce prevocalic?
Prevocalic is pronounced /ˌpɹiː.vəʊˈkæl.ɪk/ (UK).

Words near prevocalic in the dictionary

  1. previvor
  2. previvors
  3. previz
  4. Prevo
  5. prevocal
  6. prevocalic
  7. prevocalically
  8. prevocalization
  9. prevocalizations
  10. prevocally
  11. prevocational

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