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sandhi definition

san·dhi (san′dē, sän′-, sun′-)

noun

Linguis. modification of the sound of a morpheme in a given linguistic context (Ex.: the pronunciation of the in “the man” and in “the old man” or of am as ('m) in “I am glad”)

Etymology: < Sans saṃdhi, a linking, lit., placing together < IE *som- < base *sem-, together, same + *dhe-, to place > do

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