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backness.

Quality of being a back vowel.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbæk.nɪs/
  1. Quality of being a back vowel.

    uncountable
  2. A quality of vowels, indicating the horizontal position of the tongue relative to the back of the mouth (front, near-front, central, near-back, or back).

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From back + -ness.

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