"phonetic erosion" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. (phonetics, phonology) The loss of phonemes from a spoken word (or of words in a phrase) over time, sometimes as a result of grammaticalization. Wikipedia link: phonetic erosion Tags: uncountable Translations (Translations): äänteellinen kuluminen (Finnish), äänneasun kuluminen (Finnish), érosion phonétique [feminine] (French)
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