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Meaning of backness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

/ˈbæk.nɪs/

Definitions

Quality of being a back vowel.
uncountable
A quality of vowels, indicating the horizontal position of the tongue relative to the back of the mouth (front, near-front, central, near-back, or back).
uncountable

Examples

“The most important aspects of vowel quality are tongue height, frontness/backness and lip rounding.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

backoff Backorder Backout backover backpack backpack funding