cure-fir merger

== English == === Pronunciation === enPR: (without the cure–fir merger) kyo͝or′ fûr′ mûr′jər, (cure–fir merger, without yod-dropping) kyûr′ fûr′ mûr′jər, (cure–fir merger, yod-dropping) kûr′ fûr′ mûr′jər IPA(key): (without the cure–fir merger) /ˌkjʊə̯(ɹ) ˌfɜː(ɹ) ˈmɜː(ɹ).d͡ʒə(ɹ)/, (cure–fir merger, without yod-dropping) /ˌkjɜː(ɹ) ˌfɜː(ɹ) ˈmɜː(ɹ).d͡ʒə(ɹ)/, (cure–fir merger, yod-dropping) /ˌkɜː(ɹ) ˌfɜː(ɹ) ˈmɜː(ɹ).d͡ʒə(ɹ)/ Hyphenation: cure-fir merg‧er === Noun === cure–fir merger or the cure–fir merger (phonology) Synonym of cure-nurse merger.