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Noun: mid vowel
  1. (linguistics) Any vowel sound made with a somewhat elevated position of some certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate; midway between the high and the low.
    "A consonant and a following mid vowel must agree in backness."

Type of: vowel, vowel sound

Encyclopedia: Mid vowel

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