"zetacism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From zeta + -cism (phenomenon related to a specific phoneme). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|zeta|cism}} zeta + -cism, {{q|phenomenon related to a specific phoneme}} (phenomenon related to a specific phoneme) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} zetacism (uncountable)
  1. (linguistics) A sound change converting a consonant into /z/, the voiced alveolar sibilant. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-zetacism-en-noun-62OqPd-b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. (linguistics) The lack of a sound change in a language when languages in the same family undergo rhotacism. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-zetacism-en-noun-Ffw3MOMM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -cism, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -cism: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: rhotacism
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