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We found 7 dictionaries that define the word schwas:

General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. schwas: Merriam-Webster
  2. schwas: Collins English Dictionary
  3. schwas: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  4. schwas: Wiktionary
  5. schwas: Dictionary.com
  6. schwas: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. schwas: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (schwa)

noun:  (phonetics) An indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a" in "about", represented as /ə/ in IPA.
noun:  The character ə.
verb:  (phonetics, of a vowel sound, rare) To be reduced to schwa.
noun:  Alternative form of shva [A Hebrew nikud vowel sign written as two vertical dots beneath a letter, in Israeli Hebrew indicating either the phoneme /e/ or the complete absence of a vowel.]
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