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inlaut

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[in-lout] / ˈɪnˌlaʊt /

noun

Linguistics.

medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
a sound in this position.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

Etymology

Origin of inlaut

1890–95; < German, equivalent to in- in- ¹ + Laut sound

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