"long vowel" meaning in All languages combined

See long vowel on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: long vowels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} long vowel (plural long vowels)
  1. A vowel which is normally pronounced somewhat longer than other vowels (usually around 1½ to 2½ times the length of a short vowel); represented in the IPA by the addition of a colon-like symbol (ː, triangular colon), such as /aː/.
    Sense id: en-long_vowel-en-noun-M~B9HPVm Categories (other): Phonetics Disambiguation of Phonetics: 61 39
  2. (English pronunciation) Any of the vowels or diphthongs resulting from the Great Vowel Shift's effect on Middle English's original long vowels, and best exhibited in the names of the vowel letters A, E, I, O, U. In American lexicography their pronunciation is indicated by a macron, as, ē. Related terms: half-long vowel, long-vowel mark, overlong vowel, short vowel
    Sense id: en-long_vowel-en-noun-~NM936~r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68

Inflected forms

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