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Noun: oral vowel
  1. (linguistics) an ordinary vowel that is produced without nasalization.
    "An oral vowel is produced with the soft palate in a raised position, so that there is no airflow through the nasal cavity."

Type of: vowel, vowel sound

Encyclopedia: Oral vowel

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