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transphonologisation

/ˌtrænsfəˌnɒləd͡ʒaɪˈzeɪʃən/

transphonologisation is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of transphonologization.

Meaning of transphonologization

Noun

transphonologization (countable and uncountable, plural transphonologizations)

  1. A type of sound change whereby a phonemic contrast that used to involve a certain feature evolves in such a way that the contrast is preserved, yet becomes associated with a different feature.

Forms of transphonologisation

pluraltransphonologisations

Origin of transphonologisation

From trans- + phonologisation.

Questions about transphonologisation

What is transphonologisation the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of?
Transphonologisation is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of transphonologization.
How do you pronounce transphonologisation?
Transphonologisation is pronounced /ˌtrænsfəˌnɒləd͡ʒaɪˈzeɪʃən/.

Words near transphonologisation in the dictionary

  1. transphobia
  2. transphobias
  3. transphobic
  4. transphobically
  5. transphobism
  6. transphonologisation
  7. transphonologisations
  8. transphonologise
  9. transphonologised
  10. transphonologises
  11. transphonologising

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Adapted from Wiktionary: transphonologisation (page history and authors); transphonologization (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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