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southern drawl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables
south-ern -drawl
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The diphthongization or triphthongization of the vowels /æ/, /ɛ/ and /ɪ/ into [æj(ə)], [ɛj(ə)] and [ɪj(ə)], occurring in English spoken in the Southern United States.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Southern drawl.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

Southern drawls (plural) Southern brawl (alternative)

Questions

What does southern drawl mean?
The diphthongization or triphthongization of the vowels /æ/, /ɛ/ and /ɪ/ into [æj(ə)], [ɛj(ə)] and [ɪj(ə)], occurring in English spoken in the Southern United States.

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