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plateasm

plateasm noun: an overly broad or full style of pronunciation.

Noun

plateasm (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) An overly broad or full style of pronunciation.

Origin of plateasm

From Ancient Greek πλατειασμός (plateiasmós, “flat, broad pronunciation, describing the Dorians”), from πλατεῖα (plateîa), πλατύς (platús, “flat, broad”).

Questions about plateasm

What does plateasm mean?
Plateasm means an overly broad or full style of pronunciation.
What part of speech is plateasm?
Plateasm is a noun.

Words near plateasm in the dictionary

  1. plate-out
  2. plate-spinning
  3. Platea
  4. plateable
  5. Platearian
  6. plateasm
  7. plateau
  8. plateau basalt
  9. plateau basalts
  10. plateau effect
  11. plateau effects

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