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A sound intermediate between a vowel and a consonant, or partaking of the nature of both, as in the English w and y.

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  1. n. A sound intermediate between a vowel and a consonant, or partaking of the nature of both, as in the English w and y.
  2. n. The sign or letter representing such a sound.
  3. n. a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
  4. (a) A sound intermediate between a vowel and a consonant, or partaking of the nature of both, as in the English w and y. (b) The sign or letter representing such a sound.
  5. n. a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant