postvocalic

American

[pohst-voh-kal-ik] / ˌpoʊst voʊˈkæl ɪk /

adjective

Phonetics.

immediately following a vowel.

postvocalic British

/ ˌpəʊstvəˈkælɪk /

adjective

phonetics following a vowel

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Other Word Forms

postvocalically adverb

Etymology

Origin of postvocalic

First recorded in 1890–95; post- + vocalic

Example Sentences

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If you're from Boston, you will laugh your loud, gawping laugh, and let loose a stream of sporting invective in which you scream about titles and fail to pronounce your postvocalic "r"s.

From Golf Digest

Postvocalic -tr, -tl become -dr, -dl as in Welsh, but in Middle Breton they pass into -zr, -zl, which in the modern language appear as -er, -el; e.g.

From Project Gutenberg

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