ASSIBILATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound

Synonyms:

assibilation; sibilation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("assibilation" is a kind of...):

pronunciation (the manner in which someone utters a word)

Derivation:

assibilate (change into a sibilant)

assibilate (insert a sibilant sound before or after (another sound))

Meaning:

The development of a consonant phoneme into a sibilant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("assibilation" is a kind of...):

development; evolution (a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage))

Derivation:

assibilate (change into a sibilant)