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Front vowel
A front vowel is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages. The defining characteristic of a front vowel is that the tongue is positioned as far forward as possible in the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant. The front vowels identified by the International Phonetic Alphabet are:close front unrounded vowel close front rounded vowel close-mid front unrounded vowel close-mid front rounded vowel open-mid front unrounded vowel open-mid front rounded vowel near-open front unrounded vowel open front unrounded vowel open front rounded vowel
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