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regressive assimilation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables
re-gres-sive as-sim-i-la-tion
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An assimilation whereby a sound becomes more like the following sound.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

regressive assimilations (plural)

Synonyms

anticipatory assimilation right-to-left assimilation

Antonyms

progressive assimilation perseverative assimilation left-to-right assimilation

Questions

What does regressive assimilation mean?
An assimilation whereby a sound becomes more like the following sound.

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