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triangular colon

triangular colon noun: a diacritical mark (ː), used in IPA, consisting of two triangles, and marking the preceding phoneme as long.

triangular colon: a diacritical mark (ː), used in IPA, consisting of two triangles, and marking the preceding phoneme...
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Noun

triangular colon (plural triangular colons)

  1. A diacritical mark (ː), used in IPA, consisting of two triangles, and marking the preceding phoneme as long.

Synonyms of triangular colon

Forms of triangular colon

pluraltriangular colons

Questions about triangular colon

What does triangular colon mean?
Triangular colon means a diacritical mark (ː), used in IPA, consisting of two triangles, and marking the preceding phoneme as long.
What part of speech is triangular colon?
Triangular colon is a noun.
What is the plural of triangular colon?
The plural of triangular colon is triangular colons.

Words near triangular colon in the dictionary

  1. Triangula
  2. triangulable
  3. triangulane
  4. triangulanes
  5. triangular
  6. triangular colon
  7. triangular colons
  8. triangular division
  9. triangular divisions
  10. triangular harp
  11. triangular harps

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