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prevocalizations

prevocalizations is the plural of prevocalization.

Meaning of prevocalization

Noun

prevocalization (countable and uncountable, plural prevocalizations)

  1. A minor vocal sound produced in advance of a significant sound.
    • For example, unless the ear recognizes that in saying "Ma" the throat emits a very brief hum before the lips open, this morpheme could be confused with "Ta," a sound that is uttered without such prevocalization.1978, William E. Fann, Phenomenology and Treatment of Schizophrenia, page 175

Questions about prevocalizations

What is prevocalizations the plural of?
Prevocalizations is the plural of prevocalization.

Words near prevocalizations in the dictionary

  1. Prevo
  2. prevocal
  3. prevocalic
  4. prevocalically
  5. prevocalization
  6. prevocalizations
  7. prevocally
  8. prevocational
  9. prevocationally
  10. prevoice
  11. prevoiced

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