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intervocalic

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in⋅ter⋅vo⋅cal⋅ic

  [in-ter-voh-kal-ik]
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–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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in·ter·vo·cal·ic   (ĭn'tər-vō-kāl'ĭk)   
adj.  Occurring between vowels.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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