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an•laut
(än′lout′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -lau•te (-lou′tə),USA pronunciation -lauts. [Ling.]
- Linguisticsinitial position in a word, esp. as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- Linguisticsa sound in this position. Cf. auslaut, inlaut.
- German, equivalent. to an- on + Laut sound, as noun, nominal derivative of anlauten to begin (with a given sound)
- 1880–85
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