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Meaning of Yorkshire assimilation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A kind of assimilation associated with the English spoken in Yorkshire, England, where a final voiced obstruent preceding an initial voiceless obstruent is devoiced.

uncountable

CEFR level

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

Yorkshire caviar Yorkshire Dales Yorkshire fog Yorkshire grease Yorkshire grit Yorkshire mixture

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