"compensatory lengthening" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kɒmpɛnˈseɪtəɹi ˈlɛŋ(k)θ(ə)nɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kɒmˈpɛnsətəɹi-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kəmˈpɛnsəˌtɔɹi ˈlɛŋ(k)θənɪŋ/ [General-American] Forms: compensatory lengthenings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} compensatory lengthening (countable and uncountable, plural compensatory lengthenings)
  1. (phonology, uncountable) The lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost, regarded as an extreme form of fusion; (countable) an instance of this. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Phonology Derived forms: compensatorily lengthen Translations (lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost): allargament compensatori [masculine] (Catalan), 補償性延長 (Chinese Mandarin), 补偿性延长 (bǔchángxìngyáncháng) (Chinese Mandarin), 補償延長 (Chinese Mandarin), 补偿延长 (bǔchángyáncháng) (Chinese Mandarin), 代償延長 (Chinese Mandarin), 代偿延长 (dàichángyáncháng) (Chinese Mandarin), náhradní dloužení [neuter] (Czech), compensatierekking [feminine] (Dutch), compensatorische rekking [feminine] (Dutch), vergoedingsrekking [feminine] (Dutch), kompensoiva pidennys (Finnish), allongement compensatoire [masculine] (French), Ersatzdehnung [feminine] (German), αναπληρωματική έκταση (anapliromatikí éktasi) [feminine] (Greek), αντέκταση (antéktasi) [feminine] (Greek), αντισταθμιστική επιμήκυνση (antistathmistikí epimíkynsi) [feminine] (Greek), 代償延長 (daishōenchō) (alt: だいしょうえんちょう) (Japanese), 보상적 장음화 (bosangjeok jang'eumhwa) (Korean), wzdłużenie zastępcze [neuter] (Polish), prelungire compensatoare [feminine] (Romanian), компенса́торное удлине́ние (kompensátornoje udlinénije) [neuter] (Russian), замести́тельное удлине́ние (zamestítelʹnoje udlinénije) [neuter] (Russian), alargamiento compensatorio [masculine] (Spanish), ersättningsförlängning (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-compensatory_lengthening-en-noun-ElFkJiwH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, sciences

Inflected forms

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          "word": "補償性延長"
        },
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          "roman": "bǔchángxìngyáncháng",
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          "code": "cmn",
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          "word": "代償延長"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "dàichángyáncháng",
          "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
          "word": "代偿延长"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "náhradní dloužení"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "compensatierekking"
        },
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "compensatorische rekking"
        },
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "vergoedingsrekking"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
          "word": "kompensoiva pidennys"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "allongement compensatoire"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Ersatzdehnung"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "anapliromatikí éktasi",
          "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "αναπληρωματική έκταση"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "antéktasi",
          "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "αντέκταση"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "antistathmistikí epimíkynsi",
          "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "alt": "だいしょうえんちょう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "daishōenchō",
          "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
          "word": "代償延長"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "bosangjeok jang'eumhwa",
          "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
          "word": "보상적 장음화"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "wzdłużenie zastępcze"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "prelungire compensatoare"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kompensátornoje udlinénije",
          "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "компенса́торное удлине́ние"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zamestítelʹnoje udlinénije",
          "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "замести́тельное удлине́ние"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "alargamiento compensatorio"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
          "word": "ersättningsförlängning"
        }
      ]
    }
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      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɒmˈpɛnsətəɹi-/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/kəmˈpɛnsəˌtɔɹi ˈlɛŋ(k)θənɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "compensatory lengthening"
}
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        ],
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      ],
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        "phonology",
        "sciences"
      ]
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɒmˈpɛnsətəɹi-/",
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      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/kəmˈpɛnsəˌtɔɹi ˈlɛŋ(k)θənɪŋ/",
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "allargament compensatori"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
      "word": "補償性延長"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bǔchángxìngyáncháng",
      "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
      "word": "补偿性延长"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
      "word": "補償延長"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bǔchángyáncháng",
      "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
      "word": "补偿延长"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
      "word": "代償延長"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dàichángyáncháng",
      "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
      "word": "代偿延长"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "náhradní dloužení"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "compensatierekking"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "compensatorische rekking"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vergoedingsrekking"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
      "word": "kompensoiva pidennys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "allongement compensatoire"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ersatzdehnung"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "anapliromatikí éktasi",
      "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αναπληρωματική έκταση"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "antéktasi",
      "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αντέκταση"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "antistathmistikí epimíkynsi",
      "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αντισταθμιστική επιμήκυνση"
    },
    {
      "alt": "だいしょうえんちょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "daishōenchō",
      "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
      "word": "代償延長"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bosangjeok jang'eumhwa",
      "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
      "word": "보상적 장음화"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "wzdłużenie zastępcze"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prelungire compensatoare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kompensátornoje udlinénije",
      "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "компенса́торное удлине́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zamestítelʹnoje udlinénije",
      "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "замести́тельное удлине́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "alargamiento compensatorio"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost",
      "word": "ersättningsförlängning"
    }
  ],
  "word": "compensatory lengthening"
}

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