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.
No, a combining vowel is used when the suffix begins with a vowel.
A breve is a symbol used to indicate a short vowel sound in phonetics and linguistics. It looks like a curved mark placed over a vowel.
The most used vowel in the English language is the letter "e."
The second most commonly used vowel in English is "E".
The article "an" is used before words beginning with a vowel sound.
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".
The curved line used to mark a short vowel sound is called a breve.
Swift is used with a short vowel sound.
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'.