Definition of Compensatory lengthening

1. Noun. (linguistics) The lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost, an extreme form of fusion exhibited for example by many non-rhotic British dialects of English, which drop the /?/ from /??t/ but compensatorily lengthen the /?/, resulting in /??t/ ("art"). ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Compensatory Lengthening

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compensatory atrophy
compensatory circulation
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compensatory hypertrophy
compensatory hypertrophy of the heart
compensatory lengthening (current term)
compensatory pause
compensatory spending
compensatory time
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