vow

Meanings

• Phoneme

  A sound used in speech to represent a syllable with the tongue positioned in a specific manner for vocalization.

  - "The vowel sound in the word 'cat' is pronounced as /kæt/."
  - "The vowel sound in the word 'dog' is pronounced as /dɔɡ/."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with vow
ow , wow

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Variants

List of all variants of vow that leads to same result
vow , vows , vowed , vower , vowers , vowing , vow of chastity , simple vow , simple vows , solemn vow , solemn vows

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The term 'vowel' comes from the Old English word 'weowel' which meant 'to turn'. This referred to the way the tongue moved to produce different vowel sounds.

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Trivia

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1. The English language has 20 distinct vowel sounds when accounting for differences in accent and dialect.

2. The short 'a' sound in the word 'cat' is called the 'short-a' vowel, while the long 'a' sound in the word 'father' is called the 'long-a' vowel.

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Related Concepts

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1. Phoneme: A distinct unit of sound in a language that distinguishes one word from another.

2. Syllable: A group of one or more spoken sounds forming the basic unit of pronunciation in language.

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Culture

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In literature, the term 'vow' can refer to a promise or pledge made by a character. For example, in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', Lysander makes a vow to Hermia that he will marry her if she will forgive him.

How to Memorize "vow"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the shape of your mouth and the position of your tongue when pronouncing different vowel sounds.
   - Imagine a balloon in your mouth and stretch it to the shape of the vowel sound.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the vowel sound with a picture or image that represents it.
   - Think of a word that starts with the same vowel sound to help remember its pronunciation.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use a mnemonic device such as 'My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas' to remember the order of the vowels in English.

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