Phrase guide

nurse merger

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

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • ʹnûrse mûrjər
  • General-American: /ˈnɚs ˌmɚd͡ʒɚ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈnɜːs ˌmɜːd͡ʒə/
  • New-Zealand: /ˈnɵːs ˌmɵːd͡ʒɘ/
  • Scotland: /ˈnʌɾs ˌmɛɾd͡ʒəɾ/
  • Ireland: /ˈnʌɹs ˌmɛɹd͡ʒɚ/

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noun

Meaning 1

A phonemic merger occuring in most present accents of English where historic /ɛr/, /ɪr/, /ʊr~ʌr/ are pronounced identically.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, sciences

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History

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