What does "mid-central" mean?

pronounced with the tongue in a position approximately halfway between an open and a close vowel and approximately halfway between a front and a back vowel.

Mid-central

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Adjective

1
pronounced with the tongue in a position approximately halfway between an open and a close vowel and approximately halfway between a front and a back vowel. not-comparable

Etymology

From mid + central.

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