FRONTING

/หˆfษนสŒntษชล‹/
12
Scrabble
15
WWF
F(4) R(1) O(1) N(1) T(1) I(1) N(1) G(2)
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Definition

/หˆfษนสŒntษชล‹/
verb
  1. To face (on, to); to be pointed in a given direction.
  2. To face, be opposite to.
  3. To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront.
noun
  1. A process whereby a vowel or a consonant is pronounced farther to the front of the vocal tract than some reference point.
  2. A phonological relationship where a front vowel is found in place of a relative back vowel in an inflected form of a word.
  3. An analogous relationship between the vowel sounds in a dialect of a language relative to the language standard or an earlier form of the language.

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