Definition of semivowel in English:

semivowel

noun ˈsɛmɪvaʊ(ə)l

A speech sound intermediate between a vowel and a consonant, e.g. w or y.
Example sentencesExamples
- The play opens with a speech by Flavius (spelled ‘Flauius’ in the old Latin style where u and v are not distinguished since the latter is just the semivowel corresponding to the vowel represented by the former).
- Parts are numbered from one to six, but the second is missing (just as the second vowel is missing among the vowels and the semivowel Y).

Origin

Mid 16th century: from semi- + vowel, on the pattern of Latin semivocalis.

Definition of semivowel in US English:

semivowel

noun

A speech sound intermediate between a vowel and a consonant, e.g. w or y.
Example sentencesExamples
- Parts are numbered from one to six, but the second is missing (just as the second vowel is missing among the vowels and the semivowel Y).
- The play opens with a speech by Flavius (spelled ‘Flauius’ in the old Latin style where u and v are not distinguished since the latter is just the semivowel corresponding to the vowel represented by the former).

Origin

Mid 16th century: from semi- + vowel, on the pattern of Latin semivocalis.

单词	semivowel
释义	Definition of semivowel in English: semivowel noun ˈsɛmɪvaʊ(ə)l A speech sound intermediate between a vowel and a consonant, e.g. w or y. Example sentencesExamples The play opens with a speech by Flavius (spelled ‘Flauius’ in the old Latin style where u and v are not distinguished since the latter is just the semivowel corresponding to the vowel represented by the former). Parts are numbered from one to six, but the second is missing (just as the second vowel is missing among the vowels and the semivowel Y). Origin Mid 16th century: from semi- + vowel, on the pattern of Latin semivocalis. Definition of semivowel in US English: semivowel noun A speech sound intermediate between a vowel and a consonant, e.g. w or y. Example sentencesExamples Parts are numbered from one to six, but the second is missing (just as the second vowel is missing among the vowels and the semivowel Y). The play opens with a speech by Flavius (spelled ‘Flauius’ in the old Latin style where u and v are not distinguished since the latter is just the semivowel corresponding to the vowel represented by the former). Origin Mid 16th century: from semi- + vowel, on the pattern of Latin semivocalis.
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