Results for vowel
Definitions of vowel:
part of speech: adjective
Of or pertaining to a vowel; as, a vowel sound.
part of speech: adjective
Vocal: pertaining to a vowel.
part of speech: noun
A simple vocal sound: opposite to consonant; a letter representing such a sound; as, a, e, i, o, u, and something w and y.
part of speech: noun
A distinct simple sound uttered by the voice; in gram., one of the letters a, e, i, o, u, each of which represents a distinct sound, thus distinguished from the consonants, which represent imperfect sounds.
part of speech: adjective
Pert. to or having the quality of a vowel; vocal.
part of speech: noun
Usage examples for vowel:
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8. On what but the vowel sound does quantity depend?
"The Grammar of English Grammars", Goold Brown -
If, on the vowel in question, the lips be closed, there then arises an imperfect sound of b or p.
"The English Language", Robert Gordon Latham -
He made the second vowel in vectigal short, and the House laughed at him; he tried again and pronounced it with the long sound of the English i, on which the critical body he addressed was perfectly satisfied.
"The Intellectual Life", =Philip Gilbert Hamerton -
The dependent vowel in the word sit is short.
"The English Language", Robert Gordon Latham