compensatory lengthening

noun
/kɒmpɛnˈseɪtəɹi ˈlɛŋ(k)θ(ə)nɪŋ/UK/kəmˈpɛnsəˌtɔɹi ˈlɛŋ(k)θənɪŋ/US

Definitions

  1. The lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost,…

    The lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost, regarded as an extreme form of fusion; (countable) an instance of this.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for compensatory lengthening. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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