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postvocalic

[ pohst-voh-kal-ik ]

adjective

, Phonetics.
  1. immediately following a vowel.


postvocalic

/ ˌpəʊstvəˈkælɪk /

adjective

  1. phonetics following a vowel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • postvo·cali·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of postvocalic1

First recorded in 1890–95; post- + vocalic

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