regressive assimilation
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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Nearby words
- regreet,
- regress,
- regression,
- regression analysis,
- regressive,
- regressive staining,
- regressive tax,
- regressively,
- regressivity,
- regret
Compare progressive assimilation.
Origin of regressive assimilation
First recorded in 1885–90
Also called anticipatory assimilation.
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019