provection

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/pɹoʊˈvɛkʃən/

noun

The carrying forward of a final consonant to a following word, as in "a nickname" from Middle English "an ekename".

Similar
hard mutation
OriginLatin prōvectiō →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounprovection (countable and uncountable, plural provections)

plural provections

  1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe carrying forward of a final consonant to a following word, as in "a nickname" from Middle English "an ekename".
  2. countableuncountableCeltic linguisticsDevoicing of a voiced obstruent, either inside a word or as an initial consonant mutation.

    Synonyms: hard mutation

Synonyms & antonyms

nounDevoicing of a voiced obstruent, either inside a word or as an initial consonant mutation.

Similar
hard mutation
Also see
hard mutation

Origin

  1. Latinprōvectiō“an advancement”
  2. Englishprovection

From Latin prōvectiō (“an advancement”), from prōvect-, past participle stem of prōvehō (“to carry together”), combination of prō- and vehō. By surface analysis, provect + -ion.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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