postalveolarization

noun

A sound change whereby a sound becomes postalveolar.

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Meanings

nounpostalveolarization (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesA sound change whereby a sound becomes postalveolar.

Origin

From postalveolar + -ization.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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