"yod dropping" meaning in English

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        "The elision of the sound [j] in English phonology following other consonantal sounds within the same syllable in certain contexts."
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        "(phonology) The elision of the sound [j] in English phonology following other consonantal sounds within the same syllable in certain contexts."
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        "The elision of the sound [j] in English phonology following other consonantal sounds within the same syllable in certain contexts."
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        "(phonology) The elision of the sound [j] in English phonology following other consonantal sounds within the same syllable in certain contexts."
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