provection
noun
pro·vec·tion
-kshən
plural -s
1
: consonant shift
2
a
: a phonetic change in Celtic languages whereby in contact with other consonants (as homorganic sonants) fricatives become the corresponding homorganic stops and voiced stops become voiceless
b
: a mutation in some Celtic languages (as Breton and Cornish) whereby a voiced consonant becomes unvoiced
3
: the carrying forward of a final sound or letter to a following word (as in a nickname for an ekename)
Word History
Etymology
Latin provectus + English -ion
- not believe
- basic airman
- basic amenities
- basic anxiety
- basic commodity
- basic crew
- basic crop
- basic dress
- Basic English
- basic fuchsin
- basic iron
- basic lime
- basic nitrogen
- basic pay
- basic pilot training
- basic process
- basic proposition
- basic rate
- basic salary
- basic science
- basic size
- basic slag
- basic statement
- basic steel
- basic substance weight