Shwa

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of schwa. alt-of, alternative

    "This analysis arises only from the needs of the shwa theory, which does not allow short a to be the reduced grade of long a, and it has nothing else to recommend it."

  2. 2
    a neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables wordnet

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schwaschwa

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"This analysis arises only from the needs of the shwa theory, which does not allow short a to be the reduced grade of long a, and it has nothing else to recommend it."

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