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assibilation

/əˌsɪbɪˈleɪʃən/

assibilation noun: a sound change resulting in a sibilant consonant, commonly the final phase of palatalization.

Noun

assibilation (usually uncountable, plural assibilations)

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

assibilation meaning in Tamil

assibilation in Tamil

சீறொலி

Forms of assibilation

pluralassibilations

Origin of assibilation

From assibilat(e) + -ion.

Questions about assibilation

What does assibilation mean?
Assibilation means a sound change resulting in a sibilant consonant, commonly the final phase of palatalization.
What is assibilation in Tamil?
Assibilation in Tamil is சீறொலி. See Assibilation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is assibilation?
Assibilation is a noun.
How do you pronounce assibilation?
Assibilation is pronounced /əˌsɪbɪˈleɪʃən/.
What is the plural of assibilation?
The plural of assibilation is assibilations.

Words near assibilation in the dictionary

  1. Assi
  2. assibilate
  3. assibilated
  4. assibilates
  5. assibilating
  6. assibilation
  7. assibilations
  8. assicon
  9. assicons
  10. Assidean
  11. Assideans

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Adapted from Wiktionary: assibilation (page history and authors); assibilation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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