isolative
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səˌleɪ adjective
noting a change in part of the sound of a word made independently of the phonetic environment of that part.
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isolative (ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪv, ˈaɪsələtɪv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | Compare combinative (of a sound change) occurring in all linguistic environments, as the change of Middle English // to Modern English //, as in time |
| 2. | of, relating to, or concerned with isolation |
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Isolative
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example sentences
Drug use of any kind eventually becomes isolative and self centered.
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