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regressive assimilation
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noun Phonetics.
assimilation in which a following sound has an effect on a preceding one, as in pronouncing have in have to as [haf], /hæf/, influenced by the voiceless (t) in to.
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Also called anticipatory assimilation.
Compare progressive assimilation.
Origin of regressive assimilation
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby regressive assimilation
regreet, regress, regression, regression analysis, regressive, regressive assimilation, regressive tax, regret, regretful, regrettable, regrettably
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