mazurzenie

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noun

The replacement or merger of the Polish language's series of retroflex fricatives and affricates /ʂ, ʐ, t͡ʂ, d͡ʐ/ (written ⟨sz⟩, ⟨ż⟩, ⟨cz⟩, ⟨dż⟩) into the alveolar series /s, z, t͡s, d͡z/ (written ⟨s⟩, ⟨z⟩, ⟨c⟩, ⟨dz⟩), present in Masovian and other dialects.

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mazuration
OriginPolish mazurzenie →
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Meanings

nounmazurzenie (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe replacement or merger of the Polish language's series of retroflex fricatives and affricates /ʂ, ʐ, t͡ʂ, d͡ʐ/ (written ⟨sz⟩, ⟨ż⟩, ⟨cz⟩, ⟨dż⟩) into the alveolar series /s, z, t͡s, d͡z/ (written ⟨s⟩, ⟨z⟩, ⟨c⟩, ⟨dz⟩), present in Masovian and other dialects.

    Synonyms: mazuration

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe replacement or merger of the Polish language's series of retroflex fricatives and affricates /ʂ, ʐ, t͡ʂ, d͡ʐ/ (written ⟨sz⟩, ⟨ż⟩, ⟨cz⟩, ⟨dż⟩) into the alveolar series /s, z, t͡s, d͡z/ (written ⟨s⟩, ⟨z⟩, ⟨c⟩, ⟨dz⟩), present in Masovian and other dialects.

Similar
mazuration
Also see
mazuration

Origin

  1. Polishmazurzenie
  2. Englishmazurzenie

Unadapted borrowing from Polish mazurzenie.

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Translations

Polish mazurzenie
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Cite this entry
APA

mazurzenie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mazurzenie

MLA

“mazurzenie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mazurzenie. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mazurzenie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mazurzenie.

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