palatalization

  1. Noun.  (context, linguistics) The state or quality of being palatalized, of pronouncing a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth that normally is not.
  2. Noun.  (context, linguistics) An instance of pronunciation in which a sound is palatalized.

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