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prevocalic

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pre⋅vo⋅cal⋅ic

  [pree-voh-kal-ik]
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–adjective Phonetics.
immediately preceding a vowel.
Origin:
1905–10; pre- + vocalic

Related forms:
pre⋅vo⋅cal⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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pre·vo·cal·ic   (prē'vō-kāl'ĭk)   
adj.  

  1. Preceding a vowel.

  2. Of or relating to a form of a linguistic element, such as a suffix, prefix, or word, that occurs only before a vowel.

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