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Bilabial

Definition: The term "bilabial" refers to a vowel sound produced by the soft palate of the mouth. It is usually associated with the consonant sounds in languages where it occurs naturally, such as English and German. However, it can also be a variant of the bilabial voiceless stop sound in certain dialects of Russian.


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Bilabials

Definition: Bilabials are the two letters that form the initial of a word. They are the first and second consonants in a word, but they do not have any vowel sounds. For example, "bilabial" is formed by the combination of the first and second consonant letters of the word "bile."


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Palatelike

Definition: Palatine-like is a term used in linguistics and phonology to describe a type of consonant that has been widely accepted as an orthographic feature of the Germanic languages. It refers to consonants with a smooth, rounded shape and a slightly curved or flattened edge, which are characteristic of palatalized vowels. The term was coined by Austrian philologist Karl von Schirach in 1923 to describe the nasal-sounding, bilabial-like, and sometimes pal


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Epenthesis

Definition: In linguistics and psychology, "epenthesis" refers to a specific type of word formation where a syllable is formed by attaching a vowel sound (typically a voiced bilabial fricative) to the end of another syllable. This can be seen in words like "cute," which means "cut." The term comes from the Greek ephenomenon, meaning "phenomenon" or "observation." In this context, "epenthesis" refers to a phenomenon


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