vowel system
noun Linguistics.
the vowel sounds of a language, especially when considered as forming an interrelated and interacting group.
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Origin of vowel system
First recorded in 1870–75
Words nearby vowel system
vowel harmony, vowelize, vowel mutation, vowel point, vowels, vowel system, VOX, vox angelica, vox barbara, voxel, vox et praeterea nihil
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