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    Semivowel

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    • Mark Zuckerbergundefined
      Mark Zuckerberg
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      A sound intermediate between a vowel and a consonant, or
      partaking of the nature of both, as in the English w and y.

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        Semivowel meaning & definition 1 of Semivowel.

      • Justin Bieberundefined
        Justin Bieber
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        a speech sound that is produced like a vowel but that functions as a consonant:

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          Semivowel meaning & definition 2 of Semivowel.

        • gusepinaxundefined
          gusepinax
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          a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant

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            Semivowel meaning & definition 3 of Semivowel.

          • Luis Fokundefined
            Luis Fok
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            A letter which represents a semivowel sound, such as w or y in English.

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              Semivowel meaning & definition 4 of Semivowel.

            • Gretaundefined
              Greta
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              A consonant which makes an imperfect sound, or does not demand a total occlusion of the mouth.

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                Semivowel meaning & definition 5 of Semivowel.

              • Sommerundefined
                Sommer
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                A semivowel is a type of sound used in some spoken languages. It is a sound that is phonetically similar to a vowel sound but functions like a consonant typically in the syllable structure of a word. In English, the sounds associated with the letters w and y are examples of semivowels.

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                  Semivowel meaning & definition 6 of Semivowel.

                • Antoinegapundefined
                  Antoinegap
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                  the sign or letter representing such a sound

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                    Semivowel meaning & definition 7 of Semivowel.

                  • soniportgoundefined
                    soniportgo
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                    In phonetics and phonology, a semivowel is a sound, such as English or, that is phonetically similar to a vowel sound but functions as the syllable boundary rather than as the nucleus of a syllable.

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                      Semivowel meaning & definition 8 of Semivowel.

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