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Definition of: ablaut
(äb′lout, ab′-; Ger. äp′lout) noun
The change of one root vowel into another to show a variation of tense, part of speech, or meaning, as in swim, swam, swum. Compare UMLAUT. [<G < ab off + laut sound]
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