Synonyms: vowel, vowel sound
Definition: a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
Similar words: sound, speech sound, phone
Definition: (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
Synonyms: vowel
Definition: a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel
Similar words: alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet
Definition: the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
Usage: his grandmother taught him his letters