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Noun: apicalization
  1. (phonetics) An articulatory feature of phones, usually consonants, produced by obstructing the air passage with the tip of the tongue.
    "Concerning the phonological factors, both a coronal consonant and a long vowel as the preceding segment categorically block apicalization in monomorphemic words."

Type of: phonetic property

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