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Meaning of æ-tensing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

a process that occurs almost ubiquitously in North American English in which the phoneme /æ/ is raised and lengthened or diphthongized in certain or all environments.

uncountable

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Ææa æcia æcidium æciospore æcium ædicule

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