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The Adobe Flash Player is required in order to view this content. You can get it here: consonant shiftMain Entry: consonant shift Function: noun Date: 1888 : a set of regular changes in consonant articulation in the history of a language or dialect: a : such a set affecting the Indo-European stops and distinguishing the Germanic languages from the other Indo-European languages — compare grimm's law b : such a set affecting the Germanic stops and distinguishing High German from the other Germanic languages 
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