"frontness" meaning in All languages combined

See frontness on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /fɹʌnt.nɪs/
Etymology: From front + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|front|ness}} front + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} frontness (uncountable)
  1. (phonetics) Quality of being a front vowel. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Phonetics
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