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Mid vowel


A mid vowel is a vowel sound used in some spoken languages. The defining characteristic of a mid vowel is that the tongue is positioned mid-way between an open vowel and a close vowel. The schwa is the only mid vowel identified by the International Phonetic Alphabet:



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