"lot-cloth split" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. (phonology) A phonemic split, in some varieties of English without the cot-caught merger, in which the vowel in words like "cloth" and "off" is pronounced with the same vowel as in "thought", as opposed to the vowel used in "lot". Wikipedia link: lot-cloth split Categories (topical): Phonology
    Sense id: en-lot-cloth_split-en-noun-xSU70NAd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, sciences

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