Meeussen's rule

English

Etymology

Named after its first observer, Achille Emile Meeussen (1912–1978).

Proper noun

Meeussen's rule

  1. (phonetics) The rule describing a special case of tone reduction in Bantu languages, where in some contexts the second of two adjacent high tones is lowered.
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