vowel point

vowel point

n.

Any of a number of diacritical marks written above or below consonants to indicate a preceding or following vowel in languages that are usually written without vowel letters, as in Hebrew and Arabic.

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vowel point

n

(Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) any of several marks or points placed above or below consonants, esp those evolved for Hebrew or Arabic, in order to indicate vowel sounds

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vow′el point`

n.

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.

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Noun

1.

vowel point - a mark placed below or near a consonant (as in Hebrew or Arabic) to indicate the spoken vowel vowel - a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel

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