Meaning Of The Word Sandhi

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sandhi in American English
modification of the sound of a morpheme in a given linguistic context (Ex.: the pronunciation of the in “the man” and in “the old man” or of am as ('m) in “I am glad”)
noun: morphophonemic alternation, esp. as determined by phonetic environment, as in dontcha for don't you

sandhi in British English
noun: modification of the form or sound of a word under the influence of an adjacent word

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