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trap-bath split en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹæp ˈbæθ ˌsplɪt/ (Canada, General-American)
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/ˈtɹap ˈbɑːθ ˌsplɪt/ (British, Southern, Standard)
trăp′ băth′ splĭt′
/ˈtɹæp ˈbɑːθ ˌsplɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈtɹæp ˈbɐːθ ˌsplɪt/ (Australia)
/ˈtɾap ˈbaθ ˌsplɪt/ (Scotland)
/ˈʈɾæp ˈbaːt̪ ˌspliʈ/ (India)
trăp′ bäth′ splĭt′
/ˈtɹɛp ˈbaːθ ˌsplət/ (New-Zealand)
/ˈtɹap ˈbaθ ˌsplɪt/ (Northern-England)

Meanings

(uncountable) A vowel split in some varieties of English (such as British English as spoken in southern England, American English spoken in Boston, and Australian, New Zealand and South African English) in which the phoneme /æ/ (AHD: ă), as pronounced in other varieties of English, is pronounced in some words as /ɑː/ (AHD: ä).

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
the trap–bath split		canonical	lexicographic

Relateds

bad-lad split · æ-tensing

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