REGRESSIVE ASSIMILATION


Meaning of REGRESSIVE ASSIMILATION in English

Phonet.

assimilation in which a following sound has an effect on a preceding one, as in pronouncing have in have to as /haf/ , influenced by the voiceless /t/ in to. Also called anticipatory assimilation . Cf. progressive assimilation .

[ 1885-90 ]

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