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isolative
[ ahy-suh-ley-tiv, is-uh- ]
adjective
- noting a change in part of the sound of a word made independently of the phonetic environment of that part.
isolative
/ ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪv; ˈaɪsələtɪv /
adjective
- See combinative(of a sound change) occurring in all linguistic environments, as the change of Middle English / iː / to Modern English / aɪ /, as in time Compare combinative
- of, relating to, or concerned with isolation
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- un·iso·lative adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of isolative1
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