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schumann |
schumann-heink |
schumpeter |
schuss |
schutzstaffel |
schwa
| schwann
| schwann cell
| schwann's sheath
| schwann's white substance
| schwanpan
schwa
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun schwa has 1 sense
- schwa(n = noun.communication) shwa - a neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables; Array is a kind of vowel, vowel sound
has particulars: murmur, murmur vowel
OXFORD DICTIONARY
schwa, n. (also sheva) Phonet.
1 the indistinct unstressed vowel sound as in a mom ent ago.
2 the symbol representing this in the International Phonetic Alphabet.
1 the indistinct unstressed vowel sound as in a mom ent ago.
2 the symbol representing this in the International Phonetic Alphabet.
Etymology
G f. Heb. sewa, app. f. saw' emptiness
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