"æ-tensing" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. (phonology) a process that occurs almost ubiquitously in North American English in which the phoneme /æ/ is raised and lengthened or diphthongized in certain or all environments. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Phonology Related terms: bad-lad split, trap-bath split
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