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semivif |
semivitreous |
semivitrification |
semivitrified |
semivocal |
semivowel
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| semnopithecus entellus
| semolella
| semolina
semivowel
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun semivowel has 1 sense
- semivowel(n = noun.communication) glide - a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant; Array is a kind of phone, sound, speech sound
has particulars: palatal
CIDE 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. [1913 Webster]
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