Found 2 items, similar to Semivowel.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: semivowel
semivowel
n : a vowel-like sound that serves as a consonant [syn:
glide]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Semivowel
Semivowel
\Sem"i*vow`el\, n. (Phon.)
(a) A sound intermediate between a vowel and a consonant, or
partaking of the nature of both, as in the English w and
y.
(b) The sign or letter representing such a sound.
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