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Meaning of lax vowel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A vowel produced with relatively little constriction of the vocal tract.

Examples

“Some vowels in English are made with roughly the same tongue position as the tense vowels, but with less constricted articulation; they are called lax vowels.”

CEFR level

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

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