PROGRESSIVE ASSIMILATION


Meaning of PROGRESSIVE ASSIMILATION in English

Phonet.

assimilation in which a preceding sound has an effect on a following one, as in shortening captain to cap'm rather than cap'n. Cf. regressive assimilation .

[ 1910-15 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .