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noun
- (phonetics) A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.
- A letter representing the sound of vowel; in English, the vowels are a, e, i, o and u, and sometimes y.
Translations: - French: voyelle
- German: Vokal , Selbstlaut
- Italian: vocale
(trans-mid)
- Dutch: klinker
Etymology: From vouel (French: voyelle), from vocalis, "voiced".
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