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schwa

/ʃwɑ/

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What does schwa mean?

noun

  1. An indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a" in "about", represented as /ə/ in IPA.
  2. The name of the Latin script letter Ə/ə.
  3. Alternative form of shva.
More meanings (1)

verb

  1. (rare) To be reduced to schwa.
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IPA pronunciation

/ʃwɑ/

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