long a

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Synonyms: longa, long s

Antonyms: longa, long s

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|phonics}} The vowel sound in the words ''game'' and ''cake''; {{IPAchar|/eɪ/}}. {{n-g|(The presence of a long vowel is often signaled in spelling by a [[silent e|silent ''e'']] that follows it, as in the examples here, or by the fact that a [[subsequent]] [[consonant]] is single rather than doubled, as for example in {{m|en|gaming}} versus {{m|en|gamming}}).}}
2. {{lb|en|linguistics|especially|UK}} The vowel sound in the English words ''bath'' and ''castle'' when pronounced with an [[w:open back unrounded vowel|open back unrounded vowel]] ({{IPAchar|/ɑː/}}); associated with southern England accents.

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