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cardinal vowel

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cardinal vowel

 
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–noun Phonetics.
1. any one of eight primary, purportedly invariant, sustained vowel sounds that constitute a reference set for describing the vowel inventory of a language.
2. any one of the eight or more supplementary or secondary cardinal vowels.
Origin:
1920–25
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