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nonpalatalization

Noun CEFR C2
nɒnpælətəlaɪˈzeɪʃən

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of not being palatalized, of not pronouncing a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth.
  2. An instance of pronunciation in which a sound is nonpalatalized.

Examples

“The presence or absence of the palatalization is marked by the following vowels (or by one of two special letters, ъ, the 'hard sign⟳', denoting the nonpalatalization, and ь, the soft sign⟳ noting the palletization).”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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