open-mid

adjective

pronounced with the tongue in a position approximately one-third of the way between an open and a close vowel

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Meanings

adjectiveopen-mid (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencespronounced with the tongue in a position approximately one-third of the way between an open and a close vowel

Origin

From open + mid.

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Translations

Catalan semiobert
  • semiobertopen-mid
Finnish puoliväljä
  • puoliväljäopen-mid
French mi-ouvert
  • mi-ouvertopen-mid
German halboffen
  • halboffenopen-mid
Italian semiaperto
  • semiapertoopen-mid
Polish półotwarty
  • półotwartyopen-mid
Spanish semiabierto
  • semiabiertoopen-mid
Cite this entry
APA

open-mid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open-mid

MLA

“open-mid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open-mid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “open-mid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open-mid.

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