Praevocalic

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Rare spelling of prevocalic. alt-of, not-comparable, rare

    "1905: Etsko Kruisinga, A Grammar of the Dialect of West Somerset, pages 94⁽¹⁾ and 95⁽²⁾ ⁽¹⁾ Transposition of praevocalic r is very common, see § 66. ⁽²⁾ Postvocalic r has become praevocalic in urn, birthday."

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antevocalicprevocal

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"1905: Etsko Kruisinga, A Grammar of the Dialect of West Somerset, pages 94⁽¹⁾ and 95⁽²⁾ ⁽¹⁾ Transposition of praevocalic r is very common, see § 66. ⁽²⁾ Postvocalic r has become praevocalic in urn, birthday."

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