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cacuminalization

cacuminalization noun: a sound change whereby a sound becomes cacuminal, or pronounced with a retroflexed tongue.

Noun

cacuminalization (uncountable)

  1. A sound change whereby a sound becomes cacuminal, or pronounced with a retroflexed tongue.

Origin of cacuminalization

From cacuminal + -ization.

Questions about cacuminalization

What does cacuminalization mean?
Cacuminalization means a sound change whereby a sound becomes cacuminal, or pronounced with a retroflexed tongue.
What part of speech is cacuminalization?
Cacuminalization is a noun.

Words near cacuminalization in the dictionary

  1. cactussy
  2. cactusy
  3. cacumen
  4. cacumina
  5. cacuminal
  6. cacuminalization
  7. cacuminals
  8. cacuminate
  9. cacuminated
  10. cacuminates
  11. cacuminating

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