English
Pronunciation
(RP): /s�ft si�/, /<tt>sQft si:</tt>/
(US): säft s�, /s��ft si�/, /<tt>sA:ft si:</tt>/
Noun
soft c
#linguistics In many languages, a letter "c" which is not pronounced as a velar stop (/k/, like English "k") but as a sibilant (/s/, like English "s") or an affricative (/t�/, like English "ch").
Examples
#In English, the "c" sound in "cent", "central" and "circuit" as distinct from the hard c in "cat" and "cabin".
#In Italian, the "c" sound in "certo" as distinct from the "c" sound in "caffè".
Related terms
soft g
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