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STEM VOWEL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stem vowel mean?
• STEM VOWEL (noun)
The noun STEM VOWEL has 1 sense:
1. a vowel that ends a stem and precedes an inflection
Familiarity information: STEM VOWEL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A vowel that ends a stem and precedes an inflection
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
stem vowel; thematic vowel
Hypernyms ("stem vowel" is a kind of...):
vowel; vowel sound (a speech sound made with the vocal tract open)
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