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SANDHI
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The articulatory process whereby the pronunciation of a word or morpheme changes when it is followed immediately by another (especially in fluent speech)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("sandhi" is a kind of...):
articulation (the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech)