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transphonologization

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • /ˌtɹænsfəˌnɒləd͡ʒaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • /-ɹə-/
  • /-ɹɪ-/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪʃən

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of sound change whereby a phonemic contrast that used to involve a certain feature evolves in such a way that the contrast is preserved, yet becomes associated with a different feature.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cheshirization, rephonologization

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From trans- + phonologization.