The vowel u isn't used in the word encyclopedia.
What vowel is used in the word "Clown"
In that word, y is used as a vowel.
The noun 'encyclopedia' is not a standard collective noun for something specific.The noun 'encyclopedia' can be used as a collective noun for any subject or type of information, usually in book form but sometimes used for a person or something else.Examples:The library has an encyclopedia of general information.He wrote an encyclopedia of earthworms.My mother is an encyclopedia of quaint quotes.This marsh is an encyclopedia of wetland lifeforms.
short vowel sign
Yes, a combining vowel is used between a word root and a suffix that begins with a consonant to facilitate pronunciation and maintain word structure.
The correct form is "a used". The article "an" is used before vowel sounds, and even though "used" begins with a vowel, it does not begin with a vowel sound, because "used" sounds like "yoozed". So you would say "a used car", but "anoozing sore".
Generally, "a" is used in front of a consonant, and "an" is used in front of a vowel, or vowel-sound - a 'y' or a soft 'h'.
encyclopedia is used for correct references.
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"An" is an indefinite article used in place of the word "a" before words beginning with a vowel. The word "an" is used the same as the word "a." "An" is used when the following word starts with a vowel or a vowel sound such as the word "hour."
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A. The short-vowel rule: When a word or syllable has only one vowel and that vowel is followed by one or more consonants, the vowel is usually short.