vowel reductions

A form of vowel reduction — 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".

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of vowel reduction
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