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vowel

vow·el

vowel

 
pronunciation:
vaUl [or] vaU l
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: in English, the letters "a," "e," "i," "o," "u," and sometimes "y."
When you write it, the word "people" has three vowels.
 
definition 2: the various sounds represented by using and combining these letters.
When you say it, the word "people" has two vowels.
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