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Definition of Soft c
1. Noun. (linguistics) In many languages, a letter "c" which is not pronounced as a velar stop ((IPAchar /k/), like English "k") but as a sibilant ((IPAchar /s/), like English "s") or an affricative ((IPAchar /t?/), like English "ch"). ¹
2. Noun. In English, the "c" sound in "cent", "central" and "circuit" as distinct from the hard c in "cat" and "cabin". ¹
3. Noun. In Italian, the "c" sound in "certo" as distinct from the "c" sound in "caffè". ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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