"a-schwa" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: a-schwas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} a-schwa (plural a-schwas)
  1. The vowel [ɐ], which lies between [a] and [ə] (true schwa). Categories (topical): Phonemes Translations (a-schwa): a-Schwa (German), a-Schwa [neuter] (German)

Inflected forms

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