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assibilation

/əˌsɪbɪˈleɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
as-si-bi-la-tion
IPA
/əˌsɪbɪˈleɪʃən/
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sound change resulting in a sibilant consonant, commonly the final phase of palatalization.

Uncountable

Etymology

From assibilat(e) + -ion.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

assibilations (plural)

Synonyms

sibilation

Questions

How do you pronounce assibilation?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˌsɪbɪˈleɪʃən/.
What does assibilation mean?
A sound change resulting in a sibilant consonant, commonly the final phase of palatalization.
Where does assibilation come from?
From assibilat(e) + -ion.

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