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ablaut
ab·laut [ áb lòwt ]


noun 
Definition:
 
vowel change: in Indo-European languages, a regular change of vowels in a related series of words or forms, e.g. "sing," "sang," "sung"
[Mid-19th century. < German< ab "off" + Laut "sound"]
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