spirantisation

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A form of spirantization — The process of a consonant becoming a spirant (fricative) sound.

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Meanings

nounspirantisation (countable and uncountable, plural spirantisations)

plural spirantisations

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of spirantization.
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spirantisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spirantisation

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

Chicago

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

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