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Lengthening vs Distention - What's the difference?

lengthening | distention | Related terms |

As nouns the difference between lengthening and distention

is that lengthening is a type of sound change when a sound (especially a vowel) lengthens while distention is the act of distending.

As a verb lengthening

is present participle of lang=en.

lengthening

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (linguistics) a type of sound change when a sound (especially a vowel) lengthens

    • Verb

    (head)

    • distention

    English

    Alternative forms

    * distension

    Noun

  • The act of distending.

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