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unrounded

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un⋅round⋅ed

  [uhn-roun-did]
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–adjective Phonetics.
(of a vowel) pronounced without rounding the lips, as the vowel of bit. Compare rounded (def. 2), spread (def. 40).
Origin:
1875–80; un- 1 + rounded

un⋅round

  [uhn-round]
–verb (used with object) Phonetics.
to articulate (an ordinarily rounded vowel) without rounding the lips; delabialize. Compare round 1 (def. 55c), spread (def. 14).
Origin:
1605–15; un- 2 + round 1
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un·round   (ŭn-round')   
tr.v.   un·round·ed, un·round·ing, un·rounds
To pronounce (a sound) with the lips in a flattened or neutral position.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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