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affrication

af·fri·ca·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [af-ri-key-shuh n]
    • /ˌæf rɪˈkeɪ ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [af-ri-key-shuh n]
    • /ˌæf rɪˈkeɪ ʃən/

Definitions of affrication word

  • noun affrication the changing of (a consonantal speech sound) to an affricate 3
  • noun affrication the changing of a stop into an affricate 3
  • noun affrication the act or process of changing a stop sound to an affricate. 1
  • noun affrication (phonetics, uncountable, of a consonant) Becoming an affricate sound. 1
  • noun affrication (Countable Noun) A particular instance of such change. 0

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Origin of affrication

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-40; affricate + -ion

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Parts of speech for Affrication

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

affrication popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

affrication usage trend in Literature

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