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Definition of cardinal vowel noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cardinal vowel

noun

/ˌkɑːdɪnl ˈvaʊəl/

/ˌkɑːrdɪnl ˈvaʊəl/

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one of a set of vowels that are used as reference points when describing the vowels in a particular language

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