Associations to the word «Assibilation»

Wiktionary

ASSIBILATION, noun. (linguistics) A sound change resulting in a sibilant consonant, commonly the final phase of palatalization.

Dictionary definition

ASSIBILATION, noun. The development of a consonant phoneme into a sibilant.
ASSIBILATION, noun. Pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound.

Wise words

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
Baruch Spinoza