Hypertext Webster Gateway: "semivowel"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Semivowel \Sem"i*vow`el\, n. (Phon.)
(a) A sound intermediate between a vowel and a consonant, or
partaking of the nature of both, as in the English w and
y.
(b) The sign or letter representing such a sound.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
semivowel
n : a vowel-like sound that serves as a consonant [syn: {glide}]
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