long a

See also: longa

English

Noun

long a (plural long a's)

(phonics) The vowel sound in the words "game" and "cake", signified by the silent e; /eɪ/.
(linguistics, especially Britain) The vowel sound in the English words bath and castle when pronounced with a open back unrounded vowel (/ɑː/); associated with southern England accents.

Synonyms

(bath vowel): broad a

Antonyms

(bath vowel): short a, flat a

Anagrams

-gonal, Anglo, Anglo-, Golan, Logan, NALGO, along, anglo, anglo-, logan

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