ASSIBILATION as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) assibilation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  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 Derived(s)