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schwa - What does it mean?

Definition of 'schwa'

English

(wikipedia)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • An indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a" in "a bout", represented as // in SAMPA and X-SAMPA.
  • The character , an upside-down, backwards, lower-case E

    • Synonyms

    * (indeterminate central vowel) natural vowel, neutral vowel

    Anagrams

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    Similar to 'schwa'

    skua, suya, soya, shea