Definitions from Wiktionary (vowel reduction)
▸ noun: (phonetics) Any of various changes in the acoustic quality of vowels, related to changes in stress, sonority, duration, loudness, articulation, or position in the word, and which are perceived as "weakening".
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▸ noun: (phonetics) Any of various changes in the acoustic quality of vowels, related to changes in stress, sonority, duration, loudness, articulation, or position in the word, and which are perceived as "weakening".
Similar:
vanish,
fall,
devoicing,
diminution,
demorification,
diminutivization,
downstep,
deminution,
de-emphasis,
reducement,
more...
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