Associations to the word «Palatalization»

Wiktionary

PALATALIZATION, noun. (linguistics) (uncountable) The state or quality of being palatalized, of pronouncing a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth that normally is not.
PALATALIZATION, noun. (linguistics) (countable) An instance of pronunciation in which a sound is palatalized.

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