palatalization

• palatalisation

From palatal +‎ -ization or palatalize +‎ -ation. First attested in 1863 in this spelling, 1862 in the spelling palatalisation.^[1]

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpælətəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌpælətəlɪˈzeɪʃən/

• Audio (US):

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palatalization (countable and uncountable, plural palatalizations)

1. (phonology, uncountable) The state or quality of being palatalized, of pronouncing a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth that normally is not.

   The word "nature" is commonly pronounced with a palatalization of the letter t to sound like ch.

2. (phonology, countable) An instance of pronunciation in which a sound is palatalized.

• palatalization (sound change) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• palatalization (phonetics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia