Mid back unrounded vowel
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The International Phonetic Alphabet
International Phonetic Alphabet
The International Phonetic Alphabet "The acronym 'IPA' strictly refers [...] to the 'International Phonetic Association'. But it is now such a common practice to use the acronym also to refer to the alphabet itself that resistance seems pedantic...

 distinguishes two mid back unrounded vowels:
  1. The close-mid back unrounded vowel
    Close-mid back unrounded vowel
    The close-mid back unrounded vowel, or high-mid back unrounded vowel, is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. Its symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet is , called "ram's horns"...

    [ɤ]
  2. The open-mid back unrounded vowel [ʌ]
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