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phonotactic

American  
[foh-nuh-tak-tik] / ˌfoʊ nəˈtæk tɪk /

adjective

Linguistics.

  1. of or relating to phonotactics.

    Phonotactic constraints in English prevent the occurrence of the consonant clusters (sr) and (dl) at the beginning of words.

Etymology

Origin of phonotactic

First recorded in 1955–60; phono- + tactic

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