"horse-hoarse merger" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈhoɹs hoɹs ˌmɝdʒɚ/ [General-American], /ˈhɔːs hɔːs ˌmɜːdʒə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhɔɹs hoɹs ˌmɛɹdʒəɹ/ [Scotland], /ˈhoːs hoːs ˌmɜːdʒə/ [General-Australian]
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  1. (phonology) A phonemic merger of /ɔɹ/ and /oɹ/, so that pairs of words such as horse and hoarse, war and wore, for and four, etc become homophones. Wikipedia link: horse-hoarse merger Categories (topical): Phonology
    Sense id: en-horse-hoarse_merger-en-noun-kB9TQnMU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, sciences
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