"vowellessness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: vowelless + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|vowelless|ness}} vowelless + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} vowellessness (uncountable)
  1. (linguistics) The state of being without vowels, condition of being vowelless. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-vowellessness-en-noun-SGEotcS1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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