ASSIBILATION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound
   
   Synonym(s)
   • sibilation (what does sibilation mean?)
   
   Hypernyms(s) assibilation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pronunciation (what does pronunciation mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • assibilate (what does assibilate mean?)
   • assibilate (what does assibilate mean?)
   • sibilate (what does sibilate mean?)
   • sibilate (what does sibilate mean?)
   • hiss (what does hiss mean?)
   • sizz (what does sizz mean?)
   • siss (what does siss mean?)
   • sibilate (what does sibilate mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the development of a consonant phoneme into a sibilant
   
   Hypernyms(s) assibilation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • development (what does development mean?)
   • evolution (what does evolution mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • assibilate (what does assibilate mean?)