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velarization

(also velarisation)
Definition of velarization

noun

[mass noun] Phonetics
  • a secondary articulation involving movement of the back of the tongue towards the velum.

Derivatives

velarize

(also velarise) verb

velarization in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of velarization in the US English dictionary
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