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shwa

(ʃwɑː)
n
(Phonetics & Phonology) a variant spelling of schwa
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schwa

or shwa

(ʃwɑ)

n., pl. schwas or shwas.
1. the mid-central, neutral vowel sound typically occurring in unstressed syllables in English, as the sound of a in alone and sofa or u in circus.
2. the phonetic symbol ə, used to represent this sound.
[1890–95; < German < Hebrew shəwā name of a diacritic marking schwa or no vowel]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.shwa - a neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables
vowel, vowel sound - a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
murmur vowel, murmur - a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant
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hope that succe sur shwa ln The gran said: "It's like I'm living in a different world.
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+A You could get admitted in this hospital without major problems Taso ta de haspatal ke dakhaila pa asana milaao shwa 41.
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