English noun: assibilation | |||
| 1. | assibilation (process) the development of a consonant phoneme into a sibilant | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | development, evolution | ||
| 2. | assibilation (communication) pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound | ||
| Synonyms | sibilation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pronunciation | ||