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affrication

American

[af-ri-key-shuhn] / ˌæf rɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun

Phonetics.

the act or process of changing a stop sound to an affricate.

Etymology

Origin of affrication

First recorded in 1930–40; affricate + -ion

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