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/æfɹɪˈkeɪʃən/ · noun
(phonetics, uncountable, of a consonant) Becoming an affricate sound..
Use affrication when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Affrication means (phonetics, uncountable, of a consonant) Becoming an affricate sound..
Common synonyms include affricatization, affricativization.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use affrication where its definition matches the intended context.
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