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deglottalization

/diːˌɡlɒtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-glot-tal-iza-tion
IPA
/diːˌɡlɒtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
27
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act, process or result of deglottalizing.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English glottalization English deglottalization From de- or glottalization.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /diːˌɡlɒtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce deglottalization?
The recorded pronunciation is /diːˌɡlɒtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/.
What does deglottalization mean?
The act, process or result of deglottalizing.
Where does deglottalization come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English glottalization English deglottalization From de- or glottalization.

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