Palatalization

Noun

Definitions

1.NounThe state or quality of being palatalized, of pronouncing a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth that normally is not.

"The word "nature" is commonly pronounced with a palatalization of the letter t to sound like ch."

2.NounAn instance of pronunciation in which a sound is palatalized.

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