Half-long
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Half-long is an adjective meaning Between a short vowel and a long vowel in length.
Meaning
Between a short vowel and a long vowel in length.
More Meanings
- A vowel that is between a short vowel and a long vowel in length.
Example Sentences
In French most vowels are half-long, and are only occasionally lengthened or shortened into full longs and shorts.
Word Forms
- half-longs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include midlong, half-length, midsyllable, close-mid, middish, intersyllabic.
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