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semivowel
Updated on 04/19/2018
n.
a vowellike speech sound that functions as a consonant in that it forms a syllable when combined with a true
vowel
. Examples are [w] as in
well
and [y] as in
yellow
. Compare
sonant
.
a
liquid
speech sound.
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