The e sound in the e g
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SCHWAThe "e" sound in "the," e.g.
imitative(of a word) Reproducing a natural sound (e.g., fizz) or pronounced in a way that is thought to correspond to the appearance or character of the object or action described (e.g., blob)
SCHWAThe "e" sound in "system," e.g.
SCHWAThe "e" sound in "they," e.g.
epenthesisThe insertion of a sound or letter within a word, e.g., the b in thimble
epenthesesThe insertion of a sound or letter within a word, e.g., the b in thimble
aphaeresisThe loss of a sound or sounds at the beginning of a word, e.g., in the derivation of adder from nadder
assonancesIn poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in nonrhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible (e.g., penitence, reticence)
assonanceIn poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in nonrhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible (e.g., penitence, reticence)
pronounA word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g., I, you) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g., she, it, this)
pronounsA word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g., I, you) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g., she, it, this)
ORATESound off in the Senate, e.g.
haplologyThe omission of an occurrence of a sound or syllable that is repeated within a word, e.g., in probly for probably
haplologiesThe omission of an occurrence of a sound or syllable that is repeated within a word, e.g., in probly for probably
kymographsAn instrument for recording variations in pressure, e.g., in sound waves or in blood within blood vessels, by the trace of a stylus on a rotating cylinder
kymographAn instrument for recording variations in pressure, e.g., in sound waves or in blood within blood vessels, by the trace of a stylus on a rotating cylinder
syllablesA unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with or without surrounding consonants, forming the whole or a part of a word; e.g., there are two syllables in water and three in inferno
syllableA unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with or without surrounding consonants, forming the whole or a part of a word; e.g., there are two syllables in water and three in inferno
SILENTVOWELThe "e" in pronounce, e.g.
GENUSThe "E" in E. coli, e.g.
INITThe "E" in E.G. Marshall, e.g.
KGBSPYIllya Kuryakin, e.g., in "The Man From U.N.C.L.E."
syllepsesA figure of speech in which a word is applied to two others in different senses (e.g., caught the train and a bad cold) or to two others of which it grammatically suits only one (e.g., neither they nor it is working)
syllepsisA figure of speech in which a word is applied to two others in different senses (e.g., caught the train and a bad cold) or to two others of which it grammatically suits only one (e.g., neither they nor it is working)
SYNCFit the sound to the action, e.g.
excrescent(of a speech sound) Added without etymological justification (e.g., the -t at the end of the surname Bryant)