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Change of a non-sibilant letter to a sibilant, as of -tion to -shun, duke to ditch.

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  1. n. Change of a non-sibilant letter to a sibilant, as of -tion to -shun, duke to ditch.
  2. n. the development of a consonant phoneme into a sibilant
  3. n. pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound
  4. Change of a non-sibilant letter to a sibilant, as of -tion to - shun, duke to ditch.
  5. Change of a non-sibilant letter to a sibilant, as of -tion to -shun, duke to ditch.
  6. n the development of a consonant phoneme into a sibilant n pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound