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Assibilation

Assibilation Meaning & Definition
Assibilation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Assibilation?

[n] pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound
[n] the development of a consonant phoneme into a sibilant

Synonyms | Synonyms for Assibilation: sibilation

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Assibilation In Webster's Dictionary

\As*sib`i*la"tion\, n. Change of a non-sibilant letter to a sibilant, as of -tion to -shun, duke to ditch.

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