Bible Dictionaries
Semivowel

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A sound intermediate between a vowel and a consonant, or partaking of the nature of both, as in the English w and y.

(2):

(n.) The sign or letter representing such a sound.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Semivowel'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/semivowel.html. 1828.