Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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phonetics | Yes | No | No | No |
lax | No | Yes | No | No |
phonetics (noun) | lax (noun) |
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the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis |
phonetics (adjective) | lax (adjective) |
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lacking in firmness or tension; not taut | |
pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet') | |
lacking in rigor or strictness | |
emptying easily or excessively |