English Explanatory Dictionary

mirror-nearer merger

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A phonemic merger where the vowels in "bit" and "beer" are pronounced the same before /r/, making "mirror" and "nearer" rhyme.

Pronunciation

/ˌmɪɹɚ ˈnɪɹɚ ˌmɝd͡ʒɚ/ /ˌmɪɹɚ ˈnɪɚɹɚ ˌmɝd͡ʒɚ/ /-ˈniɹɚ-/ /ˌmɪɹə ˈnɪəɹə ˌmɜːd͡ʒə/ [ˌmɪɹə ˈnɪːɹə ˌməːd͡ʒə] /ˌmɪɹəɹ ˈniɹəɹ ˌmɛɹdʒəɹ/ /ˌməɹəɹ ˈniəɹəɹ ˌmøːd͡ʒə/ /ˌmɪɹə ˈnɛːɹəˌmɜːd͡ʒə/

Word forms

mirror-nearer merger
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