trap-bath split
A vowel split in some varieties of English in which the phoneme /æ/, as pronounced in…A vowel split in some varieties of English (such as British English as spoken in southern England, American English spoken in Boston, and Australian, New Zealand and South African English) in which the phoneme /æ/ (AHD: ă), as pronounced in other varieties of English, is pronounced in some words as /ɑː/ (AHD: ä).
UK/ˈtɹæp ˈbɑːθ ˌsplɪt/US/ˈtɹæp ˈbæθ ˌsplɪt/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A vowel split in some varieties of English (such as British English as spoken in southern England, American English spoken in Boston, and Australian, New Zealand and South African English) in which the phoneme /æ/ (AHD: ă), as pronounced in other varieties of English, is pronounced in some words as /ɑː/ (AHD: ä).
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedbad-lad split
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable