progressive assimilation

American

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.

Etymology

Origin of progressive assimilation

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

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Nothing which promised advantage to his country escaped his penetrating mind; he exerted, in short, every faculty of his mind to place the Sandwich Islands in a state of progressive assimilation to the most prosperous nations.

From Project Gutenberg

Say in a few hours' hard work, spread over several weeks to permit progressive assimilation without conscious disturbances.

From Project Gutenberg

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