Associations to the word «Semivowel»
Wiktionary
SEMIVOWEL, noun. A sound in speech which has some qualities of a consonant and some qualities of a vowel
SEMIVOWEL, noun. A letter which represents a semivowel sound, such as w or y in English.
Dictionary definition
SEMIVOWEL, noun. A vowellike sound that serves as a consonant.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.