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Noun Concept
Categories: Sound changes, Phonetics, Manner of articulation, Articles with short description, Sibilant consonants
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sibilation  assibilation  assibilate
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Pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound WordNet 3.0
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Pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In linguistics, assibilation is a sound change resulting in a sibilant consonant. Wikipedia
Phonological sound change Wikidata
A sound change resulting in a sibilant consonant, commonly the final phase of palatalization. Wiktionary
A hissing sound. Wiktionary
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From the shadows emanated a hushed sibilation. Wiktionary
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assibilate
assibilate
hiss
sibilate
sibilate
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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sibilation, assibilation
Wikipedia
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assibilation
Wikidata
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assibilation
Wiktionary
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assibilation, sibilation
Wikipedia Redirections
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assibilate, sibilation

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