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Allophones

noun
Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounAny of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme.
"[ʋ] is occasionally considered to be an allophone of /v/"
2.nounA person whose mother tongue is neither English, French nor an Indigenous language of Canada.
3.nounA person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority.

Synonyms

ethnicallophaneallomorphicphonemesallomorphphoneticsphonologicalphonologyphonemephonemicphonetichomophonous

Rhymes With

joneshomophonesmilestonesmoansintoneshormonesovertonesloans
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