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deaffrication

UK/diːæfɹɪˈkeɪʃən/

deaffrication noun: the reverse process of affrication; the process of turning an affricate into a plosive or a fricative.

Noun

deaffrication (countable and uncountable, plural deaffrications)

  1. The reverse process of affrication; the process of turning an affricate into a plosive or a fricative.

Forms of deaffrication

pluraldeaffrications
alternative form (rare)deaffricatization

Origin of deaffrication

From de- + affrication.

Questions about deaffrication

What does deaffrication mean?
Deaffrication means the reverse process of affrication; the process of turning an affricate into a plosive or a fricative.
What part of speech is deaffrication?
Deaffrication is a noun.
How do you pronounce deaffrication?
Deaffrication is pronounced /diːæfɹɪˈkeɪʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of deaffrication?
The plural of deaffrication is deaffrications.

Words near deaffrication in the dictionary

  1. deafforests
  2. deaffricate
  3. deaffricated
  4. deaffricates
  5. deaffricating
  6. deaffrication
  7. deaffrications
  8. deaffricatization
  9. deafhood
  10. deafhoods
  11. deafie

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