amuïssement

== French == === Etymology === From amuïr (“to mute”) +‎ -ment. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.mɥis.mɑ̃/, /a.my.is.mɑ̃/ === Noun === amuïssement m (plural amuïssements) (linguistics) disappearance, muting (of a sound) (the attenuation (reduction) or more often, the complete disappearance of a phoneme or a syllable in a word) ==== Hyponyms ==== aphérèse apocope haplologie syncope ==== Related terms ==== amuï amuïr s'amuïr