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schwa

schwa [ shwaa, shvaa ] (plural schwas) or shwa [ shwaa, shvaa ] (plural shwas)


noun 
Definition:
 
unstressed vowel: an unstressed vowel, e.g. "a" in "above" or "e" in "sicken." It is represented in the International Phonetic Alphabet by the symbol ə.

[Late 19th century. Via German< Hebrew šèwā]
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