Associations to the word «Schwa»

Wiktionary

SCHWA, noun. An indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a" in "about", represented as /ə/ in IPA and /@/ in SAMPA and X-SAMPA.
SCHWA, noun. The character ə, an upside-down, backwards, lower-case E

Dictionary definition

SCHWA, noun. A neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke