debuccalisation

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A form of debuccalization — A sound change in which a consonant loses its original place of articulation and becomes glottal [h] or [ʔ].

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Meanings

noundebuccalisation (countable and uncountable, plural debuccalisations)

plural debuccalisations

  1. UKcountablenonstandarduncountableNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of debuccalization.
Cite this entry
APA

debuccalisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debuccalisation

MLA

“debuccalisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debuccalisation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “debuccalisation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debuccalisation.

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