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Hiatus - French Grammar + Pronunciation Glossary

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Definition: In pronunciation, the phenomenon of two consecutive vowel sounds within a word or between words. In French, it is often desirable to avoid hiatus with one of several euphonic techniques.

Examples:

   créer - cré / er

   avouer - avou / er

   tu as eu - tu / as / eu

   si on - si / on

Related term: euphony

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