Palatalization

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  • n. The state or quality of being palatalized, of pronouncing a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth that normally is not.
  • n. An instance of pronunciation in which a sound is palatalized.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A making palatal; a conversion (especially of gutturals) into palatal sounds, as of k into ch, g into j, s into sh.
  • Word Usage
    "The -i- neighbouring s also would motivate the later palatalization of the sibilant to ś."
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