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Meaning of reduced vowel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

a vowel that occurs only, or at least disproportionately often, in unstressed syllables in a given language; usually one that is intermediate in both height and frontness/backness

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Examples

“The schwa is a typical reduced vowel, though it can also be a full vowel in some languages.”

CEFR level

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

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