noun
a linguistic phenomenon where the sound represented by the letter 'yod' is omitted in pronunciation
verb
to omit or drop the sound represented by the letter 'yod' in pronunciation
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The linguistic phenomenon known as yod dropping occurs in certain dialects of English.
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I noticed some yod dropping in his speech when he said 'tuna' instead of 'tune'.
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Yod dropping is when you drop the 'y' sound in words like 'new' or 'tune'.
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In the world of phonetics, yod dropping is a hot topic of debate among linguists.