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thorn cluster

thorn cluster noun: one of three consonant clusters historically believed by some scholars to have existed in Proto-Indo-European, all of which ended with the IPA sound /θ/ (then often symbolized as þ).

Noun

thorn cluster (plural thorn clusters)

  1. One of three consonant clusters historically believed by some scholars to have existed in Proto-Indo-European, all of which ended with the IPA sound /θ/ (then often symbolized as þ).
  2. Any of the reconstructed consonant clusters that have replaced the original thorn clusters in modern scholarship, which typically no longer contain the IPA /θ/.

Forms of thorn cluster

pluralthorn clusters

Questions about thorn cluster

What does thorn cluster mean?
Thorn cluster means one of three consonant clusters historically believed by some scholars to have existed in Proto-Indo-European, all of which ended with the IPA sound /θ/ (then often symbolized as þ).
What part of speech is thorn cluster?
Thorn cluster is a noun.
What is the plural of thorn cluster?
The plural of thorn cluster is thorn clusters.

Words near thorn cluster in the dictionary

  1. Thormans
  2. thormboscintigraphy
  3. thorn
  4. thorn apple
  5. thorn apples
  6. thorn cluster
  7. thorn clusters
  8. thorn forest
  9. thorn forests
  10. thorn in someone's side
  11. thorn in the flesh

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