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Schwa Vowel Sound Parts Words Stressed Shown Symbol ə

Front schwa
Back A vowel sound in parts of words that are not stressed, shown by the symbol /ə/ in the International Phonetic Alphabet and represented by different letters in English. For instance, there is a schwa sound at the start of ago, at the end of moment, and in the middle of information.

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