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æ-tensing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
æ-tens-ing
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

a process that occurs almost ubiquitously in North American English in which the phoneme /æ/ is raised and lengthened or diphthongized in certain or all environments.

Uncountable

Usage

Phrases

bad-lad split trap-bath split

Frequently Paired Words

bad-lad split trap-bath split

Questions

What does æ-tensing mean?
a process that occurs almost ubiquitously in North American English in which the phoneme /æ/ is raised and lengthened or diphthongized in certain or all environments.

How to pronounce æ-tensing

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