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2024
prebilabial
prebilabial
English
Adjective
prebilabial
(
not comparable
)
(
of a speech sound
)
Occurring immediately before a
bilabial
consonant;
i.e.
: before
/m/, /p/, /b/, /ɸ/, /β/, /β̞/, /ʙ/, or /ʘ/
.
Etymology
Pre-
,
before
+
bi-
,
two
+
labi(um)
,
lip
+
-al
,
adjectival suffix
.
Pronunciation
(
Received Pronunciation
)
IPA
(key)
:
/ˌpɹiːbaɪˈleɪbɪəl/
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