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compensatory lengthening
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補償性伸長：音韻論において、後続の子音が失われた際に、母音がその消失を補うために長く発音される現象。 / 補償性伸長の一例：その現象自体を指す場合。
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(phonology, uncountable) The lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost, regarded as an extreme form of fusion; (countable) an instance of this.
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compensatory lengthening
In many historical sound-change scenarios, compensatory lengthening occurred when a consonant was lost, causing the preceding vowel to become longer.
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In many historical sound-change scenarios, compensatory lengthening occurred when a consonant was lost, causing the preceding vowel to become longer.
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