"Lyman's law" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: After Benjamin Smith Lyman (1835–1920), American mining engineer and amateur linguist. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lyman's law
  1. (linguistics) A linguistic rule stating that rendaku does not occur if the second element of the compound contains a voiced obstruent in any position, e.g. yama + kaji produces yamakaji (mountain fire), not *yamagaji. Wikipedia link: Benjamin Smith Lyman, Lyman's law Categories (topical): Linguistics
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