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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

prebilabial en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌpɹiːbaɪˈleɪbɪəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌpɹiːbaɪˈleɪbiəl/ (General-American)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English bilabial English prebilabial From pre- + bilabial.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, of a speech sound) Occurring immediately before a bilabial consonant, i.e. before /m/, /p/, /b/, /ɸ/, /β/, /β̞/, /ʙ/, or /ʘ/.