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  2. List of English words that may be spelled with a ligature

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    Note that some words contain an ae which may not be written æ because the etymology is not from the Greek -αι-or Latin -ae-diphthongs. These include: In instances of aer (starting or within a word) when it makes the sound IPA [ɛə]/[eə] (air). Comes from the Latin āër, Greek ἀήρ. When ae makes the diphthong / eɪ / (lay) or / aɪ ...

  3. Open-mid front rounded vowel - Wikipedia

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    The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents the sound is œ . The symbol œ is a lowercase ligature of the letters o and e. The letter ɶ , a small capital version of the Œ ligature, is used for a different vowel sound: the open front rounded vowel.

  4. Ligature (writing) - Wikipedia

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    As a tonal language, most consonant sounds in Lao are represented by two consonants, which will govern the tone of the syllable. Five consonant sounds are only represented by a single consonant letter (ງ (ŋ), ນ (m), ມ (n), ລ (l), ວ (w)), meaning that one cannot render all the tones for words beginning with these sounds.

  5. Œ - Wikipedia

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    In all cases, œ is alphabetized as oe, rather than as a separate letter. When oe occurs in French without the ligature, it is pronounced /wa/ or sometimes /wɛ/ , just like words spelt with oi . The most common words of this type are poêle ("stove", "frying pan") and moelleux ("soft").

  6. Open front rounded vowel - Wikipedia

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    The letter ɶ is the small caps rendition of Œ . œ , the lowercase version of the ligature, is used for the open-mid front rounded vowel. While the IPA chart lists it as a fully open vowel, the rounded equivalent of [a] , Ladefoged [ 2 ] characterizes it as near-open, the rounded equivalent of [æ] .

  7. English orthography - Wikipedia

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    English orthography comprises the set of rules used when writing the English language, [1] [2] allowing readers and writers to associate written graphemes with the sounds of spoken English, as well as other features of the language. [3] English's orthography includes norms for spelling, hyphenation, capitalisation, word breaks, emphasis, and ...

  8. List of onomatopoeias - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 January 2025. This is a list of onomatopoeias, i.e. words that imitate, resemble, or suggest the source of the sound that they describe. For more information, see the linked articles. Human vocal sounds Achoo, Atishoo, the sound of a sneeze Ahem, a sound made to clear the throat or to draw attention ...

  9. Mid front rounded vowel - Wikipedia

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    The mid front rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages.. Although there is no dedicated symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents the "exact" mid front rounded vowel between close-mid [ø] and open-mid [œ], ø is generally used.