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schwa
/ʃwɑː/
noun
Phonetics
The unstressed central vowel (as in a moment ago), represented by the symbol /ə/ in the International Phonetic Alphabet.
Origin
Late 19th century: from German, from Hebrew šěwā'.
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The schwa is a very short, neutral vowel sound which may be represented by several different vowel letters.
