compensatory lengthening
nounUK /kɒmpɛnˈseɪtəɹi ˈlɛŋ(k)θ(ə)nɪŋ/ · US /kəmˈpɛnsəˌtɔɹi ˈlɛŋ(k)θənɪŋ/
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Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonology, Sciences The lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost, regarded as an extreme form of fusion; (countable) an instance of this.
- Derived terms
- compensatorily lengthen