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ABLAUT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("ablaut" is a kind of...):
vowel; vowel sound (a speech sound made with the vocal tract open)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ablaut"):
gradation; grade (a degree of ablaut)
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