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intervocalic

[in-ter-voh-kal-ik]

adjective Phonetics.

(usually of a consonant) immediately following a vowel and preceding a vowel, as the v in cover.

Origin:
1885–90; inter- + vocalic

Related forms

in·ter·vo·cal·i·cal·ly, adverb

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articulated with the back of the tongue held close to or touching the uvula

without aspiration

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intervocalic (ˌɪntəvəʊˈkælɪk)

—*adj*
	pronounced or situated between vowels

intervo'calically

—*adv*

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