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MURMUR VOWEL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does murmur vowel mean?
• MURMUR VOWEL (noun)
The noun MURMUR VOWEL has 1 sense:
1. a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant
Familiarity information: MURMUR VOWEL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
murmur; murmur vowel
Hypernyms ("murmur vowel" is a kind of...):
schwa; shwa (a neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables)
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