ASSIBILATION

sibilation, assibilation

(noun) pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound

assibilation

(noun) the development of a consonant phoneme into a sibilant

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

assibilation (usually uncountable, plural assibilations)

(phonology) A sound change resulting in a sibilant consonant, commonly the final phase of palatalization.

Source: Wiktionary


As*sib`i*la"tion, n.

Definition: Change of a non-sibilant letter to a sibilant, as of -tion to - shun, duke to ditch.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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