Definition of assibilation Assibilation
as•sib•i•la•tion
We found 4 definitions of assibilation from 3 different sources.
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What does assibilation mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: assibilations |
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| assibilation - the development of a consonant phoneme into a sibilant | ||
| evolution, development (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms | ||
| assibilation - pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound | ||
| sibilation | ||
| pronunciation the way a word or a language is customarily spoken; "the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners"; "that is the correct pronunciation" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- assibilation (Noun)
A sound change resulting in a sibilant consonant, commonly the final phase of palatalization.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- assibilation (n.)
Change of a non-sibilant letter to a sibilant, as of -tion to -shun, duke to ditch.
