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Definition of Affrication
1. Noun. The conversion of a simple stop consonant into an affricate.
Generic synonyms: Articulation
Definition of Affrication
1. Noun. (phonetics uncountable of a consonant) becoming an affricate sound ¹
2. Noun. a particular instance of such change ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Affrication
Literary usage of Affrication
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Afrika und Übersee by Carl Meinhof, Seminar für Afrikanische Sprachen, Universität Hamburg (1845)
"... with subsequent affrication had actually begun all over the Akan-speaking
area, but operated in different parts of each dialectal lexicon. ..."
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