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Meaning of tense vowel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A vowel produced with relative constriction of the vocal tract.

Examples

“All of the vowels illustrated [...] are tense vowels; they are produced with a placement of the tongue that results in greater vocal tract constriction than that of nontense vowels...”

CEFR level

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

Tensed tensegrity tenselessness Tensely Tenseness tensening

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