VELARIZE

Etymology

Verb

velarize (third-person singular simple present velarizes, present participle velarizing, simple past and past participle velarized)

(phonology) To raise the back of the tongue toward the velum while articulating another consonant, such as the l of English pool.

(phonology) To replace a (usually more front) consonant with a velar.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

26 June 2024

INCORPORATE

(verb) include or contain; have as a component; “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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