UNPACKING

Noun

unpacking (plural unpackings)

The act by which something is unpacked.

(linguistics) The separation of the features of a segment (such as a nasal vowel or palatal consonant) into distinct segments; for example, the separation of a nasal vowel such as /ɑ̃/ into a vowel /ɑ/ and a nasal consonant /n/ (i.e, into /ɑn/) which often occurs when a language which does not use nasal vowels borrows from a language which does use them.

Verb

unpacking

present participle of unpack

Source: Wiktionary


UNPACK

Un*pack", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pack.]

1. To separate and remove, as things packed; to open and remove the contents of; as, to unpack a trunk.

2. To relieve of a pack or burden. [R.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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