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delabialization

[dee-ley-bee-uh-luh-zey-shuhn]

de·la·bi·a·li·za·tion

[dee-ley-bee-uh-luh-zey-shuhn]
noun Phonetics.
1.
the result or process of delabializing.
2.
the historical progression in which labial sounds delabialize, as the kw-sound in Latin words in quin- “five” becoming a k-sound as in Spanish quince “fifteen.”

Origin:
1905–10; de- + labialization
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Delabialization is always a great word to know.
So is labiodental. Does it mean:
a diacritic indicating a vowel or other modification of sound
articulated with the lower lip touching the upper front teeth
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