Prebilabial

//ˌpɹiːbaɪˈleɪbɪəl// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Occurring immediately before a bilabial consonant, i.e. before /m/, /p/, /b/, /ɸ/, /β/, /β̞/, /ʙ/, or /ʘ/. not-comparable

Etymology

From pre- + bilabial.

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