fricativization

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English

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Etymology

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From fricative +‎ -ization or fricativize +‎ -ation.

Noun

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fricativization (countable and uncountable, plural fricativizations)

  1. (phonology, uncountable) The state or quality of being fricativized.
  2. (phonology, countable) An instance of pronunciation in which a sound is fricativized.