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ablaut

noun

A vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song)

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Word length
6
Starts with
A
Ends with
T
Contains
BL
Scrabble score
8

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Pronunciation

ˈɑbˌlaʊt

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noun

  1. A vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song)

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