depalatalizationn.
/diːˌpalətəlʌɪˈzeɪʃən/ Phonetics.
The loss of palatalization.
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depalatalization1952
1952 Archivum Linguisticum 4 ii. 137 The depalatalisation of the unfamiliar sounds [ɲ] and [ʎ].
1955 Sci. Amer. Aug. 79/1 We should not overlook the reverse phenomenon of depalatalization: the dropping of y before vowels in words where it used to be generally pronounced.
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