"low back merger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: low back mergers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} low back merger (plural low back mergers)
  1. (phonology) The cot-caught merger. Wikipedia link: low back merger Categories (topical): English, Phonology
    Sense id: en-low_back_merger-en-noun-nrUsbpp7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, sciences
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