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The "a" sound in "about" or "around"
Answer for the clue "The "a" sound in "about" or "around" ", 5 letters:
schwa
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Word definitions for schwa in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 An indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a" in "'''a'''bout", represented as /ə/ in IPA and /@/ in SAMPA and X-SAMPA. 2 The character ə, an upside-down, backwards, lower-case E
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1895, from German Schwa , ultimately from Hebrew shewa "a neutral vowel quality," literally "emptiness."
Usage examples of schwa.
Then it settled into the neutral schwa position to await further directives.