Meaning Of The Word Compensatory lengthening

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Compensatory lengthening Definition
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compensatory lengthening in American English
noun: the lengthening of a vowel when a following consonant is weakened or lost, as the change from Old English niht (nɪxt) to night (nait), with loss of (kh) and lengthening of (i) to a vowel that eventually became (ai)

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