Definition of Wine-whine merger

1. Noun. (phonology) A merger in which (IPAchar ?) (the sound heard at the beginning of the word (term whine) in a Scottish accent or several accents in the United States) becomes (IPAchar w) (the sound heard at the beginning of the word (term wine)); in accents where this merger occurs, (term whine) and (term wine) are homophones. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Wine-whine Merger

winduh
windup
windup(a)
windups
windward
windward of the law
windward side
windwards
windway
windways
wine
wine-colored
wine-coloured
wine-maker's yeast
wine-whine merger
wine-whine mergers
wine and dine
wine bar
wine barrel
wine bars
wine bottle
wine bottles
wine bucket
wine cask
wine cellar
wine cellars
wine cooler
wine coolers
wine cooper

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