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trap-bath split

UK/ˈtɹæp ˈbɑːθ ˌsplɪt/

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trap-bath split noun: a vowel split in some varieties of English (such as British English as spoken in southern England, American English spoken in Boston, and Australian, New Zealand and South African English) in which the phoneme /æ/ (AHD: ă), as pronounced in other varieties of English, is pronounced in some words as /ɑː/ (AHD: ä).

Noun

the trap–bath split (uncountable)

  1. A vowel split in some varieties of English (such as British English as spoken in southern England, American English spoken in Boston, and Australian, New Zealand and South African English) in which the phoneme /æ/ (AHD: ă), as pronounced in other varieties of English, is pronounced in some words as /ɑː/ (AHD: ä).

Questions about trap-bath split

What does trap-bath split mean?
Trap-bath split means a vowel split in some varieties of English (such as British English as spoken in southern England, American English spoken in Boston, and Australian, New Zealand and South African English) in which the phoneme /æ/ (AHD: ă), as pronounced in other varieties of English, is pronounced in some words as /ɑː/ (AHD: ä).
What part of speech is trap-bath split?
Trap-bath split is a noun.
How do you pronounce trap-bath split?
Trap-bath split is pronounced /ˈtɹæp ˈbɑːθ ˌsplɪt/ (UK).

Words near trap-bath split in the dictionary

  1. trap stairs
  2. trap street
  3. trap streets
  4. trap yard
  5. trap yards
  6. trap-bath split
  7. trap-door
  8. trap-doors
  9. trap-house
  10. trap-houses
  11. trap-jaw ant

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