affrication

noun — 2 senses

affrication

noun

US /æfɹɪˈkeɪʃən/

1

Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Sciences Of a consonant Becoming an affricate sound.

2

A particular instance of such change.

Synonyms
affricatization, affricativization
Related terms
deaffrication

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