schwa deletion in English

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        "2": "schwa",
        "3": "deletion"
      },
      "expansion": "schwa + deletion",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From schwa + deletion.",
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      "expansion": "schwa deletion (uncountable)",
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        "The phenomenon of the dropping of the orthographic inherent vowel in speech, in Indo-Aryan languages that use abugidas."
      ],
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          "abugida"
        ]
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        "(linguistics) The phenomenon of the dropping of the orthographic inherent vowel in speech, in Indo-Aryan languages that use abugidas."
      ],
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          "word": "schwa dropping"
        }
      ],
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      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "schwa deletion"
}

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{
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "schwa",
        "3": "deletion"
      },
      "expansion": "schwa + deletion",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From schwa + deletion.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "schwa deletion (uncountable)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "English compound terms",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
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        "English nouns",
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      "glosses": [
        "The phenomenon of the dropping of the orthographic inherent vowel in speech, in Indo-Aryan languages that use abugidas."
      ],
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        [
          "linguistics",
          "linguistics"
        ],
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        "(linguistics) The phenomenon of the dropping of the orthographic inherent vowel in speech, in Indo-Aryan languages that use abugidas."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "schwa dropping"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
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    }
  ],
  "word": "schwa deletion"
}

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"schwa deletion" meaning in English

Noun