"Meeussen's rule" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Named after its first observer, Achille Emile Meeussen (1912–1978). Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Meeussen's rule
  1. (phonetics) The rule describing a special case of tone reduction in Bantu languages, where in some contexts the second of two adjacent high tones is lowered. Wikipedia link: Meeussen's rule Categories (topical): Phonetics
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