happy vowel

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From its appearance at the end of the word happy.

Noun[edit]

happy vowel (plural happy vowels)

  1. A vowel in spoken English that falls between /iː/ and /ɪ/ and may be represented by /i/.
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