˜yÐÄvlog

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unrounded

[ uhn-roun-did ]

adjective

Phonetics.
  1. (of a vowel) pronounced without rounding the lips, as the vowel of bit. Compare rounded ( def 2 ), spread ( def 40 ).


unrounded

/ ÊŒ²Ôˈ°ù²¹ÊŠ²Ô»åɪ»å /

adjective

  1. phonetics articulated with the lips spread; not rounded
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of unrounded1

First recorded in 1875–80; un- 1 + rounded
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"Still, if the largest layoffs announced so far in November were to occur this month, it would raise the unrounded unemployment rate from 3.69% to 3.80%, all else being equal."

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What makes a vowel different from another vowel is basically the configuration of your tongue and your lips, so if your tongue is high or low in the mouth, if your tongue is front or back in the mouth, relatively, and if your lips are rounded or unrounded.

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The so-called core CPI was up by an unrounded 0.2229% last month.

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The so-called core CPI was up by an unrounded 0.2423% last month.

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The so-called core CPI was up by an unrounded 0.1133% last month compared to 0.2298% in November.

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