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      assibilation
      noun
      pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound
      the development of a consonant phoneme into a sibilant
      Roots
      adas- · Latin · to, toward (assimilated before s)sibilaresibil- · Latin · to hiss, whistleatus-at · Latin · forming verbsio-ion · Latin · act, process, result
      Words related to assibilation
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      The word assibilation breaks down into 4 roots of Latin origin: as-, from Latin ad (“to, toward (assimilated before s)”); sibil, from Latin sibilare (“to hiss, whistle”); -at, from Latin atus (“forming verbs”); and -ion, from Latin io (“act, process, result”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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