sonorization

noun

son·​o·​riza·​tion

ˌsänərə̇ˈzāshən,

-ˌrīˈz-

plural -s

: voicing

sonorization of intervocalic consonants

Word History

Etymology

Italian sonorizzazione, from sonorizzare to sonorize + -azione -ation

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