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/o:/
Spelling: o
or "beginning"
com "come"
Mid, back, tense, rounded long vowel. The vowel of PDE boat.
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/o:/ Spelling: o or "beginning" Mid, back, tense, rounded long vowel. The vowel of PDE boat. SOUND
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| Germanic */o:/ |
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/o/ |
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/ô/ |
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/ôu/ |