assibilation

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noun

1. the development of a consonant phoneme into a sibilant
• Derivationally related forms:
assibilate
• Hypernyms:
development, evolution
2. pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound
• Syn:
sibilation
• Derivationally related forms:
assibilate, sibilate (for: sibilation)
• Hypernyms:
pronunciation