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auslaut
[ ous-lout ]
/ ˈaʊsˌlaʊt /
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noun, plural aus·lau·te [ous-lou-tuh], /ˈaʊsˌlaʊ tə/, aus·lauts.Linguistics.
final position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
a sound in this position.
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Origin of auslaut
1880–85; <German, equivalent to aus-out- + Laut sound, as noun derivative of auslauten to end (with a given sound)
Words nearby auslaut
auscultation, ausform, ausforming, Ausgleich, Auslander, auslaut, Auslese, Ausonius, auspex, auspicate, auspice
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