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depalatalization

UK/diːˌpælətəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

depalatalization noun: the act or process of depalatalizing.

Noun

depalatalization (countable and uncountable, plural depalatalizations)

  1. The act or process of depalatalizing.

Forms of depalatalization

pluraldepalatalizations

Origin of depalatalization

From de- + palatalization.

Questions about depalatalization

What does depalatalization mean?
Depalatalization means the act or process of depalatalizing.
What part of speech is depalatalization?
Depalatalization is a noun.
How do you pronounce depalatalization?
Depalatalization is pronounced /diːˌpælətəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of depalatalization?
The plural of depalatalization is depalatalizations.

Words near depalatalization in the dictionary

  1. depairings
  2. depalatalise
  3. depalatalised
  4. depalatalises
  5. depalatalising
  6. depalatalization
  7. depalatalizations
  8. depalatalize
  9. depalatalized
  10. depalatalizes
  11. depalatalizing

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