Phrase guide

trap-bath split

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

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  • trăp′ bäth′ splĭt′
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɹæp ˈbɑːθ ˌsplɪt/
  • British, Southern, Standard: /ˈtɹap ˈbɑːθ ˌsplɪt/
  • Australian: /ˈtɹæp ˈbɐːθ ˌsplɪt/
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  • New-Zealand: /ˈtɹɛp ˈbaːθ ˌsplət/
  • India: /ˈʈɾæp ˈbaːt̪ ˌspliʈ/
  • trăp′ băth′ splĭt′
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈtɹæp ˈbæθ ˌsplɪt/
  • Northern-England: /ˈtɹap ˈbaθ ˌsplɪt/
  • Scotland: /ˈtɾap ˈbaθ ˌsplɪt/

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noun

Meaning 1

A vowel split in some varieties of English (such as British English as spoken in southern England, American English spoken in Boston, and Australian, New Zealand and South African English) in which the phoneme /æ/ (AHD: ă), as pronounced in other varieties of English, is pronounced in some words as /ɑː/ (AHD: ä).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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History

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