unround

[uhn-round]

verb (used with object) Phonetics.

to articulate (an ordinarily rounded vowel) without rounding the lips; delabialize. Compare round¹ (def. 55c), spread (def. 14).

Origin:
1605–15; un-² + round¹

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Unround is always a great word to know.

So is dark. Does it mean:

back-vowel resonance in the 'l' sound when situated after a vowel in the same syllable

using one basic symbol to represent each phoneme

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