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Meaning of vowel reduction | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any of various changes in the acoustic quality of vowels, related to changes in stress, sonority, duration, loudness, articulation, or position in the word, and which are perceived as "weakening".

countable, uncountable

CEFR level

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

vowel rhyme vowel sign vowelhood vowelisation vowelism vowelist

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