anaphonesis UK /ˌanəˈfɒnəsɪs/US /ˌænəˈfɑnəsɪs/ noun1 •The raising of /e/, /o/ to /i/, /u/ before certain consonantal environments, mainly [ŋ] and /ʎ/, occurring originally in some Tuscan dialects, and thus in Standard Italian.
