Definition of semivowel Semivowel

sem•i•vow•el

We found 6 definitions of semivowel from 4 different sources.

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What does semivowel mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: semivowels

semivowel - a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
  glide
  speech sound, phone, sound (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
= synonym
= antonym
= related word

Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • semivowel (Noun)
    A sound in speech which has some qualities of a consonant and some qualities of a vowel.
  • semivowel (Noun)
    A letter which represents a semivowel sound, such as w or y in English.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • semivowel (n.)
    A sound intermediate between a vowel and a consonant, or partaking of the nature of both, as in the English w and y.
  • semivowel (n.)
    The sign or letter representing such a sound.

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semivowel in sign language
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