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Back Rounded O ɒ Open ɑ Lips Slightly

Symbol ɒ
Name Open Back Rounded
Notes Like [ɑ], but with the lips slightly rounded, as in British English hot, bother. Most North-American dialects use unrounded [ɑ] instead for all these words: the FATHER-BOTHER merge.
Ref http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_back_rounded_vowel

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