Phrase guide

mirror-nearer merger

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

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  • /ˌmɪɹɚ ˈnɪɹɚ ˌmɝd͡ʒɚ/ US, Canada, mirror–nearer merger
  • US: /ˌmɪɹɚ ˈnɪɚɹɚ ˌmɝd͡ʒɚ/ without the mirror–nearer merger
  • US: /-ˈniɹɚ-/ without the mirror–nearer merger
  • Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /ˌmɪɹə ˈnɪəɹə ˌmɜːd͡ʒə/
  • British, Southern, Standard: [ˌmɪɹə ˈnɪːɹə ˌməːd͡ʒə]
  • Scotland: /ˌmɪɹəɹ ˈniɹəɹ ˌmɛɹdʒəɹ/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌməɹəɹ ˈniəɹəɹ ˌmøːd͡ʒə/
  • /ˌmɪɹə ˈnɛːɹəˌmɜːd͡ʒə/ East Anglia, cheer–chair merger

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noun

Meaning 1

A phonemic merger where the vowels in "bit" and "beer" are pronounced the same before /r/, making "mirror" and "nearer" rhyme.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, sciences

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