cardinal vowel
car·di·nal vow·el
C c Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kahr-dn-l vou-uh l]
- /ˈkɑr dn l ˈvaʊ əl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kahr-dn-l vou-uh l]
- /ˈkɑr dn l ˈvaʊ əl/
Definitions of cardinal vowel words
- noun cardinal vowel any one of eight primary, purportedly invariant, sustained vowel sounds that constitute a reference set for describing the vowel inventory of a language. 1
- noun cardinal vowel any one of the eight or more supplementary or secondary cardinal vowels. 1
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Origin of cardinal vowel
First appearance:
before 1920 One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25
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Parts of speech for Cardinal vowel
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cardinal vowel popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
cardinal vowel usage trend in Literature
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