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Schwa

noun

/ʃwɑ/

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounAn indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a" in "about", represented as /ə/ in IPA.

2.nounThe character ə.

Synonyms

natural vowel neutral vowel shwa epenthesis epenthetic a-schwa schwi schwar schwa primum schwa deletion inherent vowel wedge

Rhymes With

guffaw draw withdraw raw flaw in the raw claw chutzpah

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