Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [af-ri-key-shuh n]
- /ˌæf rɪˈkeɪ ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [af-ri-key-shuh n]
- /ˌæf rɪˈkeɪ ʃən/
Definitions of affrication word
- noun affrication the changing of (a consonantal speech sound) to an affricate 3
- noun affrication the changing of a stop into an affricate 3
- noun affrication the act or process of changing a stop sound to an affricate. 1
- noun affrication (phonetics, uncountable, of a consonant) Becoming an affricate sound. 1
- noun affrication (Countable Noun) A particular instance of such change. 0
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Origin of affrication
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-40; affricate + -ion
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Parts of speech for Affrication
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
affrication popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
affrication usage trend in Literature
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