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nounpleophony (uncountable)
- uncountablehuman sciencesThe phenomenon by which the Late Proto-Slavic "liquid diphthongs", formed from a vowel followed by a liquid *r or *l, become disyllabic -oro-, -ere- and -olo- reflexes in East Slavic languages.
Synonyms: polnoglasie
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nounThe phenomenon by which the Late Proto-Slavic "liquid diphthongs", formed from a vowel followed by a liquid *r or *l, become disyllabic -oro-, -ere- and -olo- reflexes in East Slavic languages.
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Finnish täysääntymä
- täysääntymädisyllabic reflex in East Slavic languages
French pléophonie
- pléophoniedisyllabic reflex in East Slavic languages
German Volllaut
- Volllautdisyllabic reflex in East Slavic languages
Italian pleofonia
- pleofoniadisyllabic reflex in East Slavic languages
Polish pełnogłos
- pełnogłosdisyllabic reflex in East Slavic languages
Romanian polnoglasie
- polnoglasiedisyllabic reflex in East Slavic languages
Russian полногла́сие
- полногла́сие (polnoglásije)disyllabic reflex in East Slavic languages
Swedish pleofoni
- pleofonidisyllabic reflex in East Slavic languages
Ukrainian повноголо́сся
- повноголо́сся (povnoholóssja)disyllabic reflex in East Slavic languages
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pleophony. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleophony
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“pleophony.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleophony. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pleophony,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleophony.
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