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buccalisation

buccalisation is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of buccalization.

Meaning of buccalization

Noun

buccalization (usually uncountable, plural buccalizations)

  1. (British, Canada, English, Oxford, US, usually) The process of a speech sound becoming buccal.
    • Although buccalization of nasal vowels is the phenomenon most often observed, nasalization of oral vowels is not uncommon.1975, Eric H. Lenneberg, Elizabeth Lenneberg, Foundations of language development: a multidisciplinary approach
    Antonyms:
    debuccalization
  2. (British, Canada, English, Oxford, US, usually) The procedure of moving teeth towards the buccal (cheek) side of the arch.

Forms of buccalisation

pluralbuccalisations

Questions about buccalisation

What is buccalisation the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of?
Buccalisation is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of buccalization.

Words near buccalisation in the dictionary

  1. buccal nerves
  2. buccal pit
  3. buccal pits
  4. buccal pumping
  5. buccalingual
  6. buccalisation
  7. buccalisations
  8. buccalise
  9. buccalised
  10. buccalises
  11. buccalising

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