amuïssement

French

Etymology

From amuïr (“to mute”) +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.mɥis.mɑ̃/, /a.my.is.mɑ̃/

Noun

amuïssement m (plural amuïssements)

  1. (linguistics) disappearance, muting (of a sound) (the attenuation (reduction) or more often, the complete disappearance of a phoneme or a syllable in a word)

Hyponyms

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