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depharyngealization

depharyngealization noun: a sound change that removes the pharyngeal component of a sound.

Noun

depharyngealization (uncountable)

  1. A sound change that removes the pharyngeal component of a sound.

Origin of depharyngealization

From de- + pharyngeal + -ization.

Questions about depharyngealization

What does depharyngealization mean?
Depharyngealization means a sound change that removes the pharyngeal component of a sound.
What part of speech is depharyngealization?
Depharyngealization is a noun.

Words near depharyngealization in the dictionary

  1. depetalled
  2. depetalling
  3. depetals
  4. Depew
  5. Depews
  6. depharyngealization
  7. dephase
  8. dephased
  9. dephases
  10. dephasing
  11. dephasings

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