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Word of the Day - Schwa

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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.

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