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phonologization

/fəˌnɒləd͡ʒaɪˈzeɪʃən/

phonologization noun: the development of a phonetic feature into a phonemic one.

Noun

phonologization (countable and uncountable, plural phonologizations)

  1. The development of a phonetic feature into a phonemic one.

Forms of phonologization

pluralphonologizations
alternative formphonologisation

Words formed from phonologization

Questions about phonologization

What does phonologization mean?
Phonologization means the development of a phonetic feature into a phonemic one.
What part of speech is phonologization?
Phonologization is a noun.
How do you pronounce phonologization?
Phonologization is pronounced /fəˌnɒləd͡ʒaɪˈzeɪʃən/.
What is the plural of phonologization?
The plural of phonologization is phonologizations.

Words near phonologization in the dictionary

  1. phonologised
  2. phonologises
  3. phonologising
  4. phonologist
  5. phonologists
  6. phonologization
  7. phonologizations
  8. phonologize
  9. phonologized
  10. phonologizes
  11. phonologizing

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