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labialization

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A secondary articulatory feature of usually consonants that involves the contraction or rounding of the lips (labia) during pronunciation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From labialize + -ation or labial + -ization.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: labialització — secondary articulatory feature
  • Chinese Mandarin: 唇音化 — secondary articulatory feature
  • Finnish: labialisaatio — secondary articulatory feature
  • French: labialisation — secondary articulatory feature
  • Galician: labialización — secondary articulatory feature
  • German: Labialisierung — secondary articulatory feature
  • Hungarian: labializáció — secondary articulatory feature
  • Hungarian: ajakkerekítésessé válás — secondary articulatory feature
  • Italian: labializzazione — secondary articulatory feature
  • Polish: labializacja — secondary articulatory feature
  • Polish: uwargowienie — secondary articulatory feature
  • Portuguese: labialização — secondary articulatory feature
  • Russian: лабиализа́ция (labializácija) — secondary articulatory feature
  • Spanish: labialización — secondary articulatory feature
  • Swedish: labialisering — secondary articulatory feature
  • Vietnamese: môi hoá — secondary articulatory feature
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