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low back merger

low back merger noun: the cot-caught merger.

Noun

low back merger (plural low back mergers)

  1. The cot-caught merger.
    • The low back merger is one possible outcome of a series of triggering events outlined in Chapter 5, but it is itself the triggering event for a variety of further consequences for the English vowel system.1994, William Labov, Principles of Linguistic Change, volume 3

Forms of low back merger

plurallow back mergers

Questions about low back merger

What does low back merger mean?
Low back merger means the cot-caught merger.
What part of speech is low back merger?
Low back merger is a noun.
What is the plural of low back merger?
The plural of low back merger is low back mergers.

Words near low back merger in the dictionary

  1. low
  2. low and behold
  3. low and slow
  4. Low Angerton
  5. low back
  6. low back merger
  7. low backs
  8. Low Bentham
  9. low blow
  10. low blows
  11. low bono

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