phonemes

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English

Definitions

noun

An indivisible unit of sound in a given language. A phoneme is an abstraction of the physical speech sounds (phones) and may encompass several different phones.

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Synonyms

phonemic phonetics phonetic phonematic phonologic phonological phonemics phonology phonemically phonetically phonically phonetic symbol consonants morphemes phonated phonation

Associated

phoneme allophone contrastive affricate voiceless bilabial plosive retroflex fricative glottal

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