Anlaut

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Anlaut \An"laut`\, n. [G.; an on + laut sound.] (Phon.)
     An initial sound, as of a word or syllable.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Im anlaut}, initially; when initial; -- used of sounds.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Ann