homorganic

[ hoh-mawr-gan-ik, hom-awr- ]

/ ˌhoʊ mɔrˈgæn ɪk, ˌhɒm ɔr- /

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adjective Phonetics.

(of two or more speech sounds) having the same place of articulation, as p, b, and m, which are all bilabial.

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Origin of homorganic

First recorded in 1850–55; hom(o)- + organic

Words nearby homorganic

homoploid, homopolar, homopolymer, homopteran, homopterous, homorganic, Homo rhodesiensis, homoromantic, Homo sapiens, Homo sapiens idaltu, Homo sapiens sapiens

British Dictionary definitions for homorganic

homorganic

/ (ˌhəʊmɔːˈɡænɪk, ˌhɒm-) /

adjective

phonetics (of a consonant) articulated at the same point in the vocal tract as a consonant in a different class. Thus (ŋ) is the homorganic nasal of k

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