Illabiality

//əˈlæebiɛləti// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state or condition of being illabial or unrounded. uncountable

    "/ɪ/ shares narrowness and illabiality with /i/, but, on the other hand, backness and illabiality with /a/: two traits, that is, in each case."

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"/ɪ/ shares narrowness and illabiality with /i/, but, on the other hand, backness and illabiality with /a/: two traits, that is, in each case."

Etymology

From il- + labiality or illabial + -ity.

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