SCHWA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables

Synonyms:

schwa; shwa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("schwa" is a kind of...):

vowel; vowel sound (a speech sound made with the vocal tract open)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "schwa"):

murmur; murmur vowel (a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant)

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