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Approximant
is always a great word to know.
So is dark. Does it mean:
| a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning whether spelled the same way or not |
| back-vowel resonance in the 'l' sound when situated after a vowel in the same syllable |
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approximant
in phonetics, a sound that is produced by bringing one articulator in the vocal tract close to another without, however, causing audible friction (see fricative). Approximants include semivowels, such as the y sound in "yes" or the w sound in "war."
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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