Vowel reduction Uncommon

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Definition, synonyms and related words

Definitions

Noun

Any of various changes in the acoustic quality of vowels, related to changes in stress, sonority, duration, loudness, articulation, or position in the word, and which are perceived as "weakening".

See Also

sonority akanye acoustic position duration okanye stress loudness

Related Terms

sonority akanye acoustic position duration okanye stress loudness articulation vowel quality

Rhyming Words

ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion

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