sandhi

san·dhi  (snd, sän-)

n.

Modification of the sound of a word or morpheme when juxtaposed with another, especially in fluent speech, as the modification of the pronunciation of don't in don't you from its pronunciation in isolation or in a phrase like don't we.

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[Sanskrit sadhi, union, sandhi : sam, together; see sem-¹ in Indo-European roots + dadhti, dh-, he places; see dh- in Indo-European roots.]

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Noun

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sandhi - the articulatory process whereby the pronunciation of a word or morpheme changes when it is followed immediately by another (especially in fluent speech) articulation - the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech