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buccalizations

buccalizations is the plural 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.

Questions about buccalizations

What is buccalizations the plural of?
Buccalizations is the plural of buccalization.

Words near buccalizations in the dictionary

  1. buccalised
  2. buccalises
  3. buccalising
  4. buccality
  5. buccalization
  6. buccalizations
  7. buccalize
  8. buccalized
  9. buccalizes
  10. buccalizing
  11. buccally

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