is a letter of the alphabet (a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y) that represents a speech sound created by the relatively free passage of breath through the larynx and oral cavity.
vowel noun [C]. › writing a ​speech ​sound ​produced by ​human ​beings when the ​breath ​flows out through the ​mouth without being ​blocked by the ​teeth, ​tongue, or ​lips › writing A vowel is also a ​letter that ​represents a ​sound ​produced in this way: The vowels in ​English are a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y. Definition. A consonant is a speech sound that's not a vowel. The sound of a consonant is produced by a partial or complete obstruction of the air stream by a constriction of the speech organs. In writing, a consonant is any letter of the alphabet except a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y. 1. A speech sound, such as (ē) or (ĭ), created by the relatively free passage of breath through the larynx and oral cavity, usually forming the most prominent and central sound of a syllable. 2. A letter, such as a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y in the English alphabet, that represents a vowel. (plural vowels). ( 1 phonetics) A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable. 2  A letter representing the sound of vowel; in English, the vowels are a, e, i, o and u, and sometimes y. 1. A speech sound, such as (ē) or (ĭ), created by the relatively free passage of breath through the larynx and oral cavity, usually forming the most prominent and central sound of a syllable. 2. A letter, such as a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y in the English alphabet, that represents a vowel. A vowel is a letter of the alphabet (a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y) that represents a speech sound created by the relatively free passage of breath through the larynx and oral cavity. Letters that are not vowels are consonants. vowel. noun. 1  A speech sound, such as (ē) or (ĭ), created by the relatively free passage of breath through the larynx and oral cavity, usually forming the most prominent and central sound of a syllable. 2  A letter, such as a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y in the English alphabet, that represents a vowel. Full Definition of VOWEL. 1. : one of a class of speech sounds in the articulation of which the oral part of the breath channel is not blocked and is not constricted enough to cause audible friction; broadly: the one most prominent sound in a syllable.
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