"happy vowel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: happy vowels [plural]
Etymology: From its appearance at the end of the word happy. Head templates: {{en-noun}} happy vowel (plural happy vowels)
  1. A vowel in spoken English that falls between /iː/ and /ɪ/ and may be represented by /i/. Categories (topical): Phonemes Related terms: schwi
    Sense id: en-happy_vowel-en-noun-C6XoPR2V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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