isolative
[ ahy-suh-ley-tiv, is-uh- ]
/ ˈaɪ səˌleɪ tɪv, ˈɪs ə- /
adjective
noting a change in part of the sound of a word made independently of the phonetic environment of that part.
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OTHER WORDS FROM isolative
un·i·so·la·tive, adjectiveWords nearby isolative
isolating, isolation, isolation booth, isolationism, isolationist, isolative, isolato, Isolda, Isolde, isolecithal, Isolette
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British Dictionary definitions for isolative
isolative
/ (ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪv, ˈaɪsələtɪv) /
adjective
(of a sound change) occurring in all linguistic environments, as the change of Middle English / iː / to Modern English / aɪ /, as in timeCompare combinative (def. 2)
of, relating to, or concerned with isolation
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