Coarticulation
[koh-ahr-tik-yuh-ley-shuh n] /ˌkoʊ ɑrˌtɪk yəˈleɪ ʃən/
noun, Phonetics.
1.
concomitance of , as in fro, ostensibly a succession of three discrete sounds but physically a single (f-) blending into a coarticulation (-fr-), which blends into an (-r-), which blends into a coarticulation (-ro-), which blends into an (-o).
2.
Also called secondary articulation. the movement during the of a given sound of one or more articulators not directly involved in producing the sound.
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