"phonemic merger" meaning in All languages combined

See phonemic merger on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: phonemic mergers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} phonemic merger (plural phonemic mergers)
  1. (phonology) The phenomenon in which two different phonemes merge and become replaced by a single phoneme. Wikipedia link: en:phonemic merger Categories (topical): Phonology Synonyms: merger Translations (phenomenon in which two different phonemes merge): convergence [feminine] (French), fonéma-összeolvadás (Hungarian), 音素合流 (onso gōryū) (Japanese), utożsamienie [neuter] (Polish)

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