ASSIBILATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does assibilation mean? 

• ASSIBILATION (noun)
  The noun ASSIBILATION has 2 senses:

1. the development of a consonant phoneme into a sibilant

2. pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound

  Familiarity information: ASSIBILATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ASSIBILATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The development of a consonant phoneme into a sibilant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("assibilation" is a kind of...):

development; evolution (a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage))

Derivation:

assibilate (change into a sibilant)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

assibilation; sibilation

Hypernyms ("assibilation" is a kind of...):

pronunciation (the manner in which someone utters a word)

Derivation:

assibilate (change into a sibilant)

assibilate (insert a sibilant sound before or after (another sound))