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Noun: thematic vowel
  1. A vowel that ends a stem and precedes an inflection
    "In Latin, the 'a' in 'ama-re' (to love) is a thematic vowel";
    - stem vowel

Derived forms: thematic vowels

Type of: vowel, vowel sound

Encyclopedia: Thematic vowel