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Anglo-Frisian brightening

Anglo-Frisian brightening noun: a sound change in the early Anglo-Frisian languages in which the vowel /ɑ/ was fronted to /æ/.

Noun

Anglo-Frisian brightening (uncountable)

  1. A sound change in the early Anglo-Frisian languages in which the vowel /ɑ/ was fronted to /æ/.

Questions about Anglo-Frisian brightening

What does Anglo-Frisian brightening mean?
Anglo-Frisian brightening means a sound change in the early Anglo-Frisian languages in which the vowel /ɑ/ was fronted to /æ/.
What part of speech is Anglo-Frisian brightening?
Anglo-Frisian brightening is a noun.

Words near Anglo-Frisian brightening in the dictionary

  1. Anglo-Dutch
  2. Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
  3. Anglo-English
  4. Anglo-French
  5. Anglo-Frisian
  6. Anglo-Frisian brightening
  7. anglo-helvetium
  8. Anglo-Indian
  9. Anglo-Indian English
  10. Anglo-Indians
  11. Anglo-Irish

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