progressive assimilation

noun Phonetics.

assimilation in which a preceding sound has an effect on a following one, as in shortening captain to cap'm rather than cap'n.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Compare regressive assimilation.

Origin of progressive assimilation

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby progressive assimilation

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