semivowel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A sound in speech which has some qualities of a consonant and some qualities of a vowel.
A letter which represents a semivowel sound, such as w or y in English.

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-semivowel.wav

semivowel semivowels semi-vowel

From semi- + vowel.

glide semiconsonant

consonant vocoid

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