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ABLAUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ablaut mean? 

ABLAUT (noun)
  The noun ABLAUT has 1 sense:

1. a vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song)play

  Familiarity information: ABLAUT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ABLAUT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("ablaut" 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 "ablaut"):

gradation; grade (a degree of ablaut)


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