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| vowel [ vów əl ] (plural vowels) |
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1. speech sound: a speech sound produced by the passage of air through the vocal tract, with relatively little obstruction
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2. letter representing vowel: a letter of the alphabet that represents a vowel. In English, the vowels are 'a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u', and sometimes 'y'.
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See also consonant
| [14th century. Via Old French vouel< Latin vocalis (see vocal)] |
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