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phonemic merger

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The phenomenon in which two different phonemes merge and become replaced by a single phoneme.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, sciences

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Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: fusió fonètica — phenomenon in which two different phonemes merge
  • Catalan: coalescència — phenomenon in which two different phonemes merge
  • Catalan: fusió fonològica — phenomenon in which two different phonemes merge
  • French: convergence — phenomenon in which two different phonemes merge
  • Hungarian: fonéma-összeolvadás — phenomenon in which two different phonemes merge
  • Japanese: 音素合流 (onso gōryū) — phenomenon in which two different phonemes merge
  • Polish: utożsamienie — phenomenon in which two different phonemes merge
  • Spanish: convergencia fonémica — phenomenon in which two different phonemes merge
  • Swedish: fonemsammanfall — phenomenon in which two different phonemes merge