Definitions from Wiktionary (provection)
▸ noun: (linguistics) The carrying forward of a final consonant to a following word, as in "a nickname" from Middle English "an ekename".
▸ noun: (Celtic linguistics) Devoicing of a voiced obstruent, either inside a word or as an initial consonant mutation.
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▸ noun: (linguistics) The carrying forward of a final consonant to a following word, as in "a nickname" from Middle English "an ekename".
▸ noun: (Celtic linguistics) Devoicing of a voiced obstruent, either inside a word or as an initial consonant mutation.
Similar:
consonantalization,
termination,
honorification,
repronunciation,
epitasis,
verbification,
appellativization,
denominalization,
suffixion,
reaccentuation,
more...
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