progressive assimilation

noun

, Phonetics.

1. assimilation in which a preceding sound has an effect on a following one, as in shortening captain to cap'm rather than cap'n.

Word History and Origins

Origin of progressive assimilation¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

Nothing which promised advantage to his country escaped his penetrating mind; he exerted, in short, every faculty of his mind to place the Sandwich Islands in a state of progressive assimilation to the most prosperous nations.

From Project Gutenberg

Say in a few hours' hard work, spread over several weeks to permit progressive assimilation without conscious disturbances.

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