Semivowel
Semivowel noun - A vowellike sound that serves as a consonant.
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Synonyms for Semivowel
Speech sound and semivowel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Speech sound" instead a noun "Semivowel".
Speech sound
Speech sound noun - (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language.
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Synonyms for Speech sound
Semivowel and speech sound are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Semivowel" with "Speech sound", this terms are similar.
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Speech sound and Semivowel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/semivowel/speech_sound
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