Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Half or partly consonant in character.
- noun A sound (vowel) having a partly consonantal character, as y in you or loyal; a semivowel viewed as a consonant.
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- noun A
semivowel .
Etymologies
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semi- + consonant
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