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overlong vowel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables
over-long vow-el
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In languages that distinguish vowel length, a vowel which is normally pronounced longer than a long vowel generally at least twice as long as a short vowel. Often consists of two syllables or moras.

Inflected Forms

overlong vowels (plural)

Phrases

half-long vowel long vowel short vowel

Frequently Paired Words

half-long vowel long vowel short vowel

Questions

What does overlong vowel mean?
In languages that distinguish vowel length, a vowel which is normally pronounced longer than a long vowel generally at least twice as long as a short vowel. Often consists of two syllables or moras.

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