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prevocalic

American  
[pree-voh-kal-ik] / ˌpri voʊˈkæl ɪk /

adjective

Phonetics.

  1. immediately preceding a vowel.

prevocalic British  
/ ˌpriːvəʊˈkælɪk /

adjective

  1. (of a consonant) coming immediately before a vowel

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Other Word Forms

  • prevocalically adverb

Etymology

Origin of prevocalic

First recorded in 1905–10; pre- + vocalic

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