palatalization

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noun

Plural noun:

palatalizationspalatalisation

1.
(uncountable)(phonology, uncountable) The state or quality of being palatalized, of pronouncing a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth that normally is not.
The word "nature" is commonly pronounced with a palatalization of the letter t to sound like ch.
2.
(countable)(phonology, countable) An instance of pronunciation in which a sound is palatalized.

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depalatalizationnonpalatalizationpalatalizationalfirst palatalizationsecond palatalization

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Nguồn gốc từ

palatal palatalize From palatal + -ization or palatalize + -ation. First attested in 1863 in this spelling, 1862 in the spelling palatalisation.