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second palatalization

n. (context Slavic linguistics English) A sound change occurring in Proto-Slavic, which caused palatalization of velar consonants under certain circumstances, resulting in the hushing sounds c (IPAchar: /ts/), s (IPAchar: /s/) or š (IPAchar: /ʃ/), and (d)z (IPAchar: /(d)z/).