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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ablaut \Ab"laut\, n. [Ger., off-sound; ab off + laut sound.] (Philol.) The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation; as get gat, got sing, song; hang, hung. --Earle. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ablaut n : a vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song) [syn: {gradation}]
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