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Vowel point — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vowel point — Vowel Vow el, n. [F. voyelle, or an OF. form without y, L. vocalis (sc. littera), from vocalis sounding, from vox, vocis, a voice, sound. See {Vocal}.] (Phon.) A vocal, or sometimes a whispered, sound modified by resonance in the oral passage,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vowel point — n. in certain languages whose written form normally consists only of consonants, as Hebrew, a diacritical mark accompanying a consonant (to indicate the following vowel sound) or a neutral letter (to indicate esp. an initial vowel sound) … English World dictionary
vowel point — punctuated vowel, vowel represented by punctuation rather than letters (Grammar) … English contemporary dictionary
vowel point — noun a mark placed below or near a consonant (as in Hebrew or Arabic) to indicate the spoken vowel • Hypernyms: ↑vowel … Useful english dictionary
vowel point — noun Date: 1764 a mark placed below or otherwise near a consonant in some languages (as Hebrew) and representing the vowel sound that precedes or follows the consonant sound … New Collegiate Dictionary
vowel point — vow′el point n. ling. any of a group of auxiliary symbols, as small lines and dots, placed above or below consonant symbols to indicate vowels in a writing system, as that of Hebrew or Arabic, in which vowels are otherwise not written • Etymology … From formal English to slang
vowel point — noun each of a set of marks indicating vowels in writing phonetically explicit text in Semitic languages such as Hebrew and Arabic … English new terms dictionary
vowel point — /ˈvaʊəl pɔɪnt/ (say vowuhl poynt) noun (in Hebrew and Arabic writing and systems derived from them) any of certain marks placed above or below consonant letters to indicate vowels …
Point — Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
