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noun
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.
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Origin of vowel point
First recorded in 1755–65
Words nearby vowel point
vowel, vowel gradation, vowel harmony, vowelize, vowel mutation, vowel point, vowels, vowel system, VOX, vox angelica, vox barbara
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British Dictionary definitions for vowel point
vowel point
noun
any of several marks or points placed above or below consonants, esp those evolved for Hebrew or Arabic, in order to indicate vowel sounds
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