Definition of Compensatorily lengthen

1. Verb. (linguistics) To lengthen (a vowel) upon dropping the consonant which had followed it; to cause to undergo '''compensatory lengthening''' (''which see''). ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Compensatorily Lengthen

compensating
compensating balance
compensating curve
compensating emphysema
compensating eyepieces
compensating ocular
compensation
compensation culture
compensation neurosis
compensational
compensations
compensative
compensatively
compensator
compensatorily
compensatorily lengthen (current term)
compensators
compensatory
compensatory atrophy
compensatory circulation
compensatory damages
compensatory hypertrophy
compensatory hypertrophy of the heart
compensatory lengthening
compensatory pause
compensatory spending
compensatory time
comper
compere

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