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sandhi

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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.

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

sandhi [ˈsændɪ]
n pl -dhis
(Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Linguistics modification of the form or sound of a word under the influence of an adjacent word
[from Sanskrit samdhi a placing together, from sam together + dadhāti he puts]
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Noun1.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


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