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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. adj. Preceding a vowel.
  2. adj. Of or relating to a form of linguistic element, such as a suffix, prefix, or word, that occurs only before a vowel.

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  1. adj. Immediately preceding a vowel or vowel sound

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  1. pre- +‎ vocalic (Wiktionary)

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  1. preconsonantal

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  • chained_bear Before a vowel; of or pertaining to the position before a vowel.

    The "prevocalic R," for example, is when people add an "r" between words that end and begin with vowels. In this usage, "Lisa and me" becomes "Lisar and me," or "Lisa rand me."

    Which drives me bonkers, but there you have it. Feb 5, 2007

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