Editing Mid vowel (section)

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A '''mid vowel''' (or a '''true-mid vowel''') is any in a class of [[vowel]] sounds used in some spoken [[language]]s. The defining characteristic of a mid vowel is that the tongue is positioned approximately midway between an [[open vowel]] and a [[close vowel]].

Other names for a mid vowel are '''lowered close-mid vowel''' and '''raised open-mid vowel''', though the former phrase may also be used to describe a vowel that is as low as [[Open-mid vowel|open-mid]]; likewise, the latter phrase may also be used to describe a vowel that is as high as [[Close-mid vowel|close-mid]].