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postvocalic
[ pohst-voh-kal-ik ]
adjective
Phonetics.
- immediately following a vowel.
postvocalic
/ ˌəʊٱəˈæɪ /
adjective
- phonetics following a vowel
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Other 51Թ Forms
- Dzv·i·· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of postvocalic1
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Example Sentences
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If you're from Boston, you will laugh your loud, gawping laugh, and let loose a stream of sporting invective in which you scream about titles and fail to pronounce your postvocalic "r"s.
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Postvocalic -tr, -tl become -dr, -dl as in Welsh, but in Middle Breton they pass into -zr, -zl, which in the modern language appear as -er, -el; e.g.
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