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Things vowels often describes ("vowels ________")
How vowels often is described ("________ vowels")
- consecutive
- english
- closed
- distinct
- spanish
- high
- stressed
- sustained
- simple
- certain
- contiguous
- mixed
- called
- central
- close
- nasal
- swedish
- italian
- state
- latin
- breathy
- flat
- accented
- japanese
- identical
- open
- synthetic
- corresponding
- rounded
- initial
- phonemic
- full
- unrounded
- transparent
- low
- short
- reduced
- unaccented
- lengthened
- oral
- double
- palatal
- cardinal
- front
- long
- controlled
- epenthetic
- adjacent
- back
- semi
- following
- round
- successive
- medial
- unstressed
- weak
- pure
- different
- french
- greek
- final
- nasalized
- soft
- tense
- neutral
- lax
- isolated
- voiceless
- broad
