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prebilabial

/ˌpɹiːbaɪˈleɪbɪəl/US/ˌpɹiːbaɪˈleɪbiəl/

prebilabial adjective: occurring immediately before a bilabial consonant, i.e. before /m/, /p/, /b/, /ɸ/, /β/, /β̞/, /ʙ/, or /ʘ/.

Adjective

prebilabial (not comparable)

  1. Occurring immediately before a bilabial consonant, i.e. before /m/, /p/, /b/, /ɸ/, /β/, /β̞/, /ʙ/, or /ʘ/.

Origin of prebilabial

From pre- + bilabial.

Questions about prebilabial

What does prebilabial mean?
Prebilabial means occurring immediately before a bilabial consonant, i.e. before /m/, /p/, /b/, /ɸ/, /β/, /β̞/, /ʙ/, or /ʘ/.
What part of speech is prebilabial?
Prebilabial is an adjective.
How do you pronounce prebilabial?
Prebilabial is pronounced /ˌpɹiːbaɪˈleɪbɪəl/ (UK).

Words near prebilabial in the dictionary

  1. prebetrothal
  2. prebiblical
  3. prebid
  4. prebidding
  5. prebifurcation
  6. prebilabial
  7. prebilaterian
  8. prebill
  9. prebilled
  10. prebilling
  11. prebills

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