noun · countable / uncountable

provection

provection · provections

The carrying forward of a final consonant to a following word, as in "a nickname" from…The carrying forward of a final consonant to a following word, as in "a nickname" from Middle English "an ekename".

/pɹoʊˈvɛkʃən/

Meaning

2 senses

(countable, uncountable)The carrying forward of a final consonant to a following word, as in "a nickname" from Middle English "an ekename".
(countable, uncountable)Devoicing of a voiced obstruent, either inside a word or as an initial consonant mutation.

Origin

From Latin prōvectiō (“an advancement”), from prōvect-, past participle stem of prōvehō (“

From Latin prōvectiō (“an advancement”), from prōvect-, past participle stem of prōvehō (“to carry together”), combination of prō- and vehō. By surface analysis, provect + -ion.

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