Postvocalic

//ˌpəʊstvəʊˈkælɪk// adj

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Definitions

Adjective

1
(Of a phoneme) occurring after a vowel. not-comparable
"Final post-vocalic /r/ in farmer in English rural dialects of the 1950s (captioning a linguistic map)."

Antonyms

postconsonantal prevocalic

Example

"Final post-vocalic /r/ in farmer in English rural dialects of the 1950s (captioning a linguistic map)."

Etymology

From post- + vocalic.

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