prevocalic

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Scrabble points: 19
Words With Friends: 24
Letters: 10

Pronunciation

/ˌpɹiː.vəʊˈkæl.ɪk/

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/ˌpɹiː.vəʊˈkæl.ɪk/ · /ˌpɹi.voʊˈkæl.ɪk/ · /ˌpɹiː.vəʉˈkæl.ɪk/ · /ˌpɹiː.vɐʉˈkɛl.ək/

Definition of prevocalic

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

(not-comparable)Immediately preceding a vowel or vowel sound

“Examples that may be used to teach those with articulatory and phonological impairments the prevocalic /r/ sound are: run, race, rain, tree, and spray.”

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Etymology

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs Proto-Italic *wōks Latin vōx Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin vōcālisbor. Old French vocal French vocal Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French vocaliquebor. English vocalic English prevocalic From pre- + vocalic.

Words you can make from prevocalic

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9-letter words

1 word

PRECOCIAL 15 pts

8-letter words

4 words

7-letter words

21 words

6-letter words

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5-letter words

97 words

4-letter words

33 words

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