Delabialization (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Phonetics.
  1. the result or process of delabializing.
  2. the historical progression in which labial sounds delabialize, as the kw- sound in Latin words starting with quin- “five” becoming a k-sound as in Spanish quince “fifteen.”
Delabialization (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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