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vowel

In speech, a voiced sound without friction. In the English alphabet the vowels are a, e, i, o, and u; y can represent either a vowel or a semivowel; all other letters are consonants.
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A vowel is that which without impact of tongue or lip has an audible sound.
The Poetics of Aristotle by Aristotle View in context
J is a consonant in English, but some nations use it as a vowel --
The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
At the enunciation of the aspirate, Fuddy-Duddy, the incapable terrapin, came to a dead halt, and before the vowel had died away up the ravine had folded up all his eight legs and lain down in the dusty road, regardless of the effect upon his derned skin.
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
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