mirror-nearer merger

noun
/ˌmɪɹɚ ˈnɪɹɚ ˌmɝd͡ʒɚ//ˌmɪɹɚ ˈnɪɚɹɚ ˌmɝd͡ʒɚ/US/ˌmɪɹə ˈnɪəɹə ˌmɜːd͡ʒə/UK

Definitions

  1. A phonemic merger where the vowels in "bit" and "beer" are pronounced the same before…

    A phonemic merger where the vowels in "bit" and "beer" are pronounced the same before /r/, making "mirror" and "nearer" rhyme.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for mirror-nearer merger. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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