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| sem·i·vow·el [ sémmee vòw əl, sémmī vòw əl ] (plural sem·i·vow·els) |
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sound with vowel and consonant features: a sound that is like a vowel in involving no major obstruction of the airflow but that functions as a consonant in preceding vowels that form the nucleus of syllables. Examples in English are initial "w" and "y."
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