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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

low back merger en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. The cot-caught merger.
    • The low back merger is one possible outcome of a series of triggering events outlined in Chapter 5, but it is itself the triggering event for a variety of further consequences for the English vowel system. 1994, William Labov, Principles of Linguistic Change, volume 3:

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low back mergers Number=Plur lexicographic