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gutturalization

noun
gut·tur·al·iza·tion | \ ˌgətərələ̇ˈzāshən , ˌgətər- , -ˌlīˈz- also ˌgə‧tr- \
plural -s

Definition of gutturalization 

: the act or process of gutturalizing or the state of being gutturalized

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