Labialization

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  • n. A secondary articulatory feature of usually consonants that involves the contraction or rounding of the labia during pronunciation.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The modification of an articulation by contraction of the lip opening.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act or process of labializing; conversion to a labial.
  • Word Usage
    "To me, *h3 was ultimately born from the era of Indo-Aegean Centralization when the feature of labialization was transferred to the neighbouring consonant, including *h."