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barred i

barred i
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bahrd ahy]
    • /bɑrd aɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bahrd ahy]
    • /bɑrd aɪ/

Definitions of barred i words

  • noun barred i a high central vowel with phonetic quality approximating that of the vowels in pit, put, putt, or pet, and considered by most phonologists as a phonetic variant of one of these vowels, depending on the context, but by some as an autonomous phoneme in some varieties of English. 1
  • noun barred i the phonetic symbol ɨ. 1

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Parts of speech for Barred i

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

barred i popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

barred i usage trend in Literature

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