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ASSIBILATION

\ɐsˌɪbɪlˈe͡ɪʃən], \ɐsˌɪbɪlˈe‍ɪʃən], \ɐ_s_ˌɪ_b_ɪ_l_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of ASSIBILATION

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2011 - English Dictionary Database
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pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The act of making sibilant: specifically, in philol. the assimilation of a dental or guttural consonant with a following i-sound, as in the word nation, in which in pronunciation the ti is assibilated.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

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