syncope

Definitions of syncope
  1. noun
    (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')
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    articulatie
    the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech
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