vowel point

vow·el point

V v

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vou-uh l point]
- /ˈvaʊ əl pɔɪnt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vou-uh l point]
- /ˈvaʊ əl pɔɪnt/

Definitions of vowel point words

noun vowel point any of a group of auxiliary symbols, as small lines and dots, placed above or below consonant symbols to indicate vowels in a writing system, as that of Hebrew or Arabic, in which vowels are otherwise not written. 1
noun vowel point any of several marks or points placed above or below consonants, esp those evolved for Hebrew or Arabic, in order to indicate vowel sounds 0
noun vowel point in certain languages whose written form normally consists only of consonants, as Hebrew, a diacritical mark accompanying a consonant (to indicate the following vowel sound) or a neutral letter (to indicate esp. an initial vowel sound) 0

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Origin of vowel point

First appearance:

before 1755

One of the 47% newest English words

First recorded in 1755-65

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Parts of speech for Vowel point

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Vowel point

vowel point popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% 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.

vowel point usage trend in Literature

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