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Definition of: sandhi
(san′dē, sän′-) noun Ling.
1. A phonetic environment in which a word undergoes assimilative change from its absolute form under the influence of neighboring words: “Did you” becomes dij′) in sandhi.
2. The assimilative changes occurring in combined sounds in consecutive speech: “Has” becomes (s) by sandhi in the sentence “Jack's done that.” [<Skt. saṁdhí a placing together]
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