vowel

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Synonyms: vowed, bowel, vowe, dowel, rowel, vower, towel, owel, voxel, vogel, nowel

Antonyms: vowed, bowel, vowe, dowel, rowel, vower, towel, owel, voxel, vogel, nowel

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Noun

1. {{sid|en|phonetics}} {{lb|en|phonetics}} A [[sound]] produced by the [[vocal cords]] with relatively little restriction of the [[oral cavity]], forming the prominent sound of a [[syllable]].
2. {{sid|en|orthography}} {{lb|en|orthography}} A [[letter]] or [[diacritic]] representing the sound of a vowel; in English, the vowels are ''a'', ''e'', ''i'', ''o'', ''u'', ''y'' (sometimes), and ''w'' (rarely).

Verb

1. {{sid|en|vowelize}} {{lb|en|linguistics}} To add [[vowel point]]s to a consonantal script (e.g. [[niqqud]] in Hebrew or [[harakat]] in Arabic).

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