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ASSIBILATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound
Synonyms:
assibilation; sibilation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("assibilation" is a kind of...):
pronunciation (the manner in which someone utters a word)
Derivation:
assibilate (change into a sibilant)
assibilate (insert a sibilant sound before or after (another sound))
Sense 2
Meaning:
The development of a consonant phoneme into a sibilant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("assibilation" is a kind of...):
development; evolution (a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage))
Derivation:
assibilate (change into a sibilant)
