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Mary-marry-merry merger

Syllables: Ma·ry-mar·ry-mer·ry merg·er/ˈmɛɹi ˈmɛɹi ˈmɛɹi ˌmɝd͡ʒɚ//ˈmeɹi ˈmæɹi ˈmɛɹi ˌmɝd͡ʒɚ/

Mary-marry-merry merger noun: a phonemic merger where the vowels in "mare", "pat", "pet" (usually pronounced mâr, păt, pĕt respectively) are pronounced the same before r, making "Mary", "marry", "merry" homophones.

Noun

the Mary-marry-merry merger

  1. A phonemic merger where the vowels in "mare", "pat", "pet" (usually pronounced mâr, păt, pĕt respectively) are pronounced the same before r, making "Mary", "marry", "merry" homophones.

Questions about Mary-marry-merry merger

What does Mary-marry-merry merger mean?
Mary-marry-merry merger means a phonemic merger where the vowels in "mare", "pat", "pet" (usually pronounced mâr, păt, pĕt respectively) are pronounced the same before r, making "Mary", "marry", "merry" homophones.
What part of speech is Mary-marry-merry merger?
Mary-marry-merry merger is a noun.
How do you pronounce Mary-marry-merry merger?
Mary-marry-merry merger is pronounced /ˈmeɹi ˈmæɹi ˈmɛɹi ˌmɝd͡ʒɚ/ (US).

Words near Mary-marry-merry merger in the dictionary

  1. Mary's Harbour
  2. Mary-and-Joseph
  3. Mary-bud
  4. Mary-buds
  5. Mary-Lou
  6. Mary-marry-merry merger
  7. Marya
  8. Maryada
  9. Maryam
  10. Maryana
  11. Maryann

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