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fricativization

fricativization noun: the state or quality of being fricativized.

Noun

fricativization (countable and uncountable, plural fricativizations)

  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being fricativized.
  2. (countable) An instance of pronunciation in which a sound is fricativized.

Forms of fricativization

pluralfricativizations
alternative formfricativisation

Origin of fricativization

From fricative + -ization or fricativize + -ation.

Questions about fricativization

What does fricativization mean?
Fricativization means the state or quality of being fricativized.
What part of speech is fricativization?
Fricativization is a noun.
What is the plural of fricativization?
The plural of fricativization is fricativizations.

Words near fricativization in the dictionary

  1. fricativisation
  2. fricativise
  3. fricativised
  4. fricativises
  5. fricativising
  6. fricativization
  7. fricativizations
  8. fricativize
  9. fricativized
  10. fricativizes
  11. fricativizing

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