long a (English, noun)
expansion: long a (plural long a's)
Senses:
qualifier: phonics
glosses: The vowel sound in the words game and cake, signified by the silent e; /eɪ/.
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: The vowel sound in the English words bath and castle when pronounced with an open back unrounded vowel (/ɑː/); associated with southern England accents.
tags: UK
especially
Forms:
form: long a's
tags: plural