reducedvowel (pluralreduced vowels)

1. (phonology) avowel that occurs only, or at least disproportionately often, inunstressedsyllables in a given language; usually one that isintermediate in bothheight andfrontness/backness

   Theschwa is a typicalreduced vowel, though it can also be afull vowel in some languages.

• vowel reduction

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