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palatalism

palatalism noun: palatal pronunciation.

Noun

palatalism (uncountable)

  1. Palatal pronunciation.

Origin of palatalism

From palatal + -ism.

Questions about palatalism

What does palatalism mean?
Palatalism means palatal pronunciation.
What part of speech is palatalism?
Palatalism is a noun.

Words near palatalism in the dictionary

  1. palatalisations
  2. palatalise
  3. palatalised
  4. palatalises
  5. palatalising
  6. palatalism
  7. palatality
  8. palatalizable
  9. palatalization
  10. palatalizational
  11. palatalizations

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