FRONTVOWEL

Front vowel

A front vowel is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages. The defining characteristic of a front vowel is that the tongue is positioned as far in front as possible in the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant. Front vowels are sometimes also called bright vowels because they are perceived as sounding brighter than the back vowels. The front vowels identified by the International Phonetic Alphabet are:

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front vowel

Noun

  1. Any vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth. Examples: "a" in “man” and "e" in “gel”


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