"labialization" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: labializations [plural]
Etymology: From labialize + -ation or labial + -ization. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|labialize|ation}} labialize + -ation, {{suffix|en|labial|ization}} labial + -ization Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} labialization (countable and uncountable, plural labializations)
  1. (phonology) A secondary articulatory feature of usually consonants that involves the contraction or rounding of the lips (labia) during pronunciation. Wikipedia link: labialization Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Phonology Synonyms: labialisation Related terms: roundedness, delabialization Translations (secondary articulatory feature): labialització [feminine] (Catalan), 唇音化 (Chinese Mandarin), labialisaatio (Finnish), labialisation [feminine] (French), labialización [feminine] (Galician), Labialisierung [feminine] (German), labializáció (Hungarian), ajakkerekítésessé válás (Hungarian), labializzazione [feminine] (Italian), labializacja [feminine] (Polish), labialização [feminine] (Portuguese), лабиализа́ция (labializácija) [feminine] (Russian), labialización [feminine] (Spanish), labialisering [common-gender] (Swedish), môi hoá (Vietnamese)

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