Usually means: Produced with tongue near back.
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  1. back vowel: Collins English Dictionary
  2. back vowel: Wiktionary
  3. Back vowel: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (back vowel)

noun:  (phonetics) Any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth, such as /uː/ in rule or /əʊ/ in pole.

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