False. A schwa is actually represented by an upside-down 'e' (ə) and indicates a mid-central vowel sound, often used to denote an unstressed and neutral vowel sound in many languages. A straight horizontal line over a vowel indicates a different phenomenon, often related to long vowel sounds or specific phonetic notations, but it is not associated with the schwa.
A straight, horizontal line over a vowel to indicate a short sound is a schwa.
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