lengthening
Noun

lengthening (plural lengthenings)

  1. The process of growing longer.
  2. (phonology) a type of sound change when a sound (especially a vowel) lengthens
Translations
  • German: Längung
Verb
  1. present participle of lengthen#English|lengthen



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