rounded vowel
English edit
Noun edit
rounded vowel (plural rounded vowels)
- (phonetics) A vowel that is pronounced with the lips drawn together and forming a circular opening.
- Antonym: unrounded vowel
Usage notes edit
- Even outside the fixed expression rounded vowel, the adjective rounded may be used to describe a vowel or consonant.
Translations edit
vowel that is pronounced with the lips drawn together and forming a circular opening
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