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(phonics) The vowel sound in the English words cat and rack, usually represented by /æ/ or /a/.

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Noun

UK especially

(phonics) The vowel sound in the English words cat and rack, usually represented by /æ/ or /a/.

Japanese Meaning

英語の母音の1つで、単語catやrackに見られる/æ/や/a/と表記される、短いa音を指す。

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In her phonics lesson, the short a was introduced with picture cards for cat, rack, and map.

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彼女のフォニックスの授業では、cat（キャット）、rack（ラック）、map（マップ）などの語に現れる短母音/æ/が絵カードで紹介されました。

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(phonics) The vowel sound in the English words cat and rack, usually represented by /æ/ or /a/.

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(linguistics, especially UK) The vowel sound in the English words grass and castle when pronounced with a near-open front unrounded vowel (/æ/); associated with northern England accents.

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