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affrication

noun
af·​fri·​ca·​tion | \ ˌa-fri-ˈkā-shən\
plural -s

Definition of affrication

: conversion (of a simple stop sound) into an affricate

First Known Use of affrication

1878, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for affrication

borrowed from German Affrikation, borrowed from Late Latin adfricātiōn-, adfricātiō, affricātiōn-, affricātiō “rubbing (of parts of the body),” from Latin affricāre “to rub (one thing against another)” + -tiōn-, -tiō, noun suffix

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