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Definition of Pin-pen merger
1. Noun. (linguistics) A phonemic merger where the vowels in "pet" and "pit" are pronounced the same before /n/ and /m/, making "pin" and "pen" homonyms. ¹
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1. Noun. (linguistics) A phonemic merger where the vowels in "pet" and "pit" are pronounced the same before /n/ and /m/, making "pin" and "pen" homonyms. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com