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Meaning of "semivocal" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SEMIVOCAL

semivocal  [ˌsɛmɪˈvəʊkəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEMIVOCAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Semivocal is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SEMIVOCAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of semivocal in the English dictionary

The definition of semivocal in the dictionary is of or relating to a semivowel.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SEMIVOCAL


afocal
ˈeɪˌfəʊkəl
bifocal
baɪˈfəʊkəl
confocal
kɒnˈfəʊkəl
focal
ˈfəʊkəl
hyperfocal
ˌhaɪpəˈfəʊkəl
interlocal
ˌɪntəˈləʊkəl
local
ˈləʊkəl
multifocal
ˌmʌltɪˈfəʊkəl
multivocal
ˌmʌltɪˈvəʊkəl
nonlocal
nɒnˈləʊkəl
nonvocal
ˌnɒnˈvəʊkəl
parfocal
pɑːˈfəʊkəl
socle
ˈsəʊkəl
subvocal
sʌbˈvəʊkəl
trifocal
traɪˈfəʊkəl
univocal
ˌjuːnɪˈvəʊkəl
unvocal
ʌnˈvəʊkəl
varifocal
ˈvɛərɪˌfəʊkəl
vocal
ˈvəʊkəl
yokel
ˈjəʊkəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEMIVOCAL

semitonal
semitonally
semitone
semitonic
semitonically
semitrailer
semitranslucent
semitransparent
semitropic
semitropical
semitropics
semitruck
semiurban
semivitreous
semivocalic
semivowel
semiweekly
semiwild
semiworks
semiyearly

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEMIVOCAL

epifocal
equivocal
irreciprocal
matrifocal
matrilocal
nonfocal
nonreciprocal
patrifocal
pedocal
reciprocal
unequivocal
uxorilocal
virilocal

Synonyms and antonyms of semivocal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «semivocal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SEMIVOCAL

Find out the translation of semivocal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of semivocal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «semivocal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

semivocal
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

semivocal
570 millions of speakers

English

semivocal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

semivocal
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

semivocal
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

semivocal
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

semivocal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

semivocal
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

semivocal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Seminit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

semivocal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

semivocal
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

semivocal
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Semivocal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

semivocal
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

semivocal
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सेविवोकल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

semivocal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

semivocal
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

semivocal
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

semivocal
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

semivocal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

semivocal
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

semivocal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

semivocal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

semivocal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of semivocal

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEMIVOCAL»

The term «semivocal» is used very little and occupies the 190.001 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEMIVOCAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «semivocal» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «semivocal» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about semivocal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEMIVOCAL»

Discover the use of semivocal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to semivocal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fontica y fonologa espaolas
La sílaba — Los diptongos — El hiato 57 nivel ortográfico y el fonético: en el nivel ortográfico, la palabra miedo contiene tres vocales, mientras que en el nivel fonético sólo contiene dos vocales (i.e., miedo) y una semivocal (i.e., miedo).
Armin Schwegler, Juergen Kempff, Ana Ameal-Guerra, 2009
2
Rational Behaviour and Bargaining Equilibrium in Games and ...
14.10 Tacit and semivocal games This solution concept can be extended to tacit and semivocal noncooperative and almost-noncooperative games without any difficulty, if in the preceding discussion the term "eligible" is everywhere replaced  ...
John C. Harsanyi, 1986
3
Introducción a la lingüística hispánica
Además de estas cinco vocales, tenemos dos semivocales, que aparecen antes o después de la vocal en la misma sílaba: /i/ semivocal palatal, [tjéne], [péine] /u/ semivocal labiovelar [kuárfl1do], [áunke]. Las semivocales se conocen también ...
José Ignacio Hualde, Antxon Olarrea, Anna María Escobar, 2009
4
A plan for the conduct of female education
In speaking the letter R the middle of the tongue is made to vibrate with semivocal air; whereas in pronouncing L, the edges of the tongue only vibrate; the Northumberland vernacular R is form'd with fibilant air instead of semivocal air, ...
Erasmus Darwin, 1797
5
Coptic: A Learning Grammar (Sahidic)
I and ei can both represent the phoneme [i] (eiNG, to bring; ciBT,/?ea) or the semivocal [j] (GICDT, father; JXOI, ship). OY can also function as a vowel (mOYn, to stay) and as semivocal (OYa., a, one). The semivocal is written as a simple Y after ...
Johanna Brankaer, 2010
6
Spanish/English Contrasts: A Course in Spanish Linguistics
... (of /j/ in particular) rehilamiento front (vowel): (vocal) anterior, palatal functor: palabra gramatical gender: genero generate: generar: generative: generativo Germanic: germanico gerund: gerundio glide: semivocal (F), paravocal (F), deslizada ...
Melvin Stanley Whitley, 2002
7
The works of Thomas Adams: being the sum of his sermons, ...
As captains provoke their soldiers per verbum vocale, per semivocale, per mutum , — by vocal speeches, semivocal drums and trumpets, mute ensigns ; so God dissuades you from these waters — 1. By his words ; viva et vivifica voce, — a ...
Thomas Adams, 1861
8
Bibliotheca Sacra and American Biblical Repository: Combined ...
The consonants thus fall into two chief classes ; voiceless, when the air is altogether suppressed, and the tone which accompanies it, stifled ; and semivocal, when the air not only finds room to pass, but carries with it the tone from the throat.
‎1852
9
Bibliotheca sacra: a theological quarterly
The consonants thus fall into two chief classes; voiceless, when the air is altogether suppressed, and the tone which accompanies it, stifled; and semivocal , when the air not only finds room to pass, but carries with it the tone from the throat.
‎1851
10
The works: Being the sum of his sermons, meditations, and ...
As captains provoke their soldiers per verbum vocale, per semivocale, per mutum , — by vocal speeches, semivocal drums and trumpets, mute ensigns ; so God dissuades you from these waters — 1. By his words; viva et vivifica voce, — a ...
Thomas Adams, 1861

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEMIVOCAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term semivocal is used in the context of the following news items.
1
“Hibris”, entre ética política y patología
La “y” del alfabeto griego, que aparece aquí en la primera sílaba, se escribe como la “u” en español, pero no se pronuncia como “u” sino como una semivocal ... «Los Andes, Jun 15»
2
El libro de ingls que Ana Botella no llev a Buenos Aires
A ver, digan la palabra COMFORTABLE (no, no es conforteibol, sorry) y díganme dónde se encuentra la semivocal SCHWA. Y luego seguimos hablando de lo ... «El Confidencial, Sep 13»
3
Los errores más frecuentes con el acento
... realmente, no lleva tilde, ya que la u se considera que actúa como semivocal/semiconsonante, por lo que es un monoptongo; ejemplos: destruir - destruido; ... «Periodista Digital, Jun 09»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Semivocal [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/semivocal>. May 2024 ».
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