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vowel vs central vowel

central vowel vs vowel

vowel and central vowel both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vowel Yes No No No
central vowel Yes No No No
As nouns, central vowel is a hyponym of vowel; that is, central vowel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than vowel:
  • vowel: a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
  • central vowel: (linguistics) any vowel sound in which the tongue is positioned halfway between a front vowel and a back vowel.
vowel (noun) central vowel (noun)
a speech sound made with the vocal tract open (linguistics) any vowel sound in which the tongue is positioned halfway between a front vowel and a back vowel.
a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel
Difference between vowel and central vowel

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