long a

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

long a (plural long a's)

(phonics) The vowel sound in the words "game" and "cake", signified by the silent e; /eɪ/.
(linguistics, especially UK) The vowel sound in the English words bath and castle when pronounced with an open back unrounded vowel (/ɑː/); associated with southern England accents.

Synonyms[edit]

(bath vowel): broad a

Antonyms[edit]

(antonym(s) of "bath vowel"): short a, flat a

Anagrams[edit]

Anglo, Anglo-, Golan, Logan, NALGO, along, anglo, anglo-, logan

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