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homorganic

American

[hoh-mawr-gan-ik, hom-awr-] / ˌhoʊ mɔrˈgæn ɪk, ˌhɒm ɔr- /

adjective

Phonetics.

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

homorganic British

/ 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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Etymology

Origin of homorganic

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

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