Phonemic

adjective

/fəʊˈniːmɪk/

Word Frequency: 0.9

Definitions

1.adjectiveRelating to phonemes.

"We've finished our phonemic analysis and we're ready to move on to morphology."

2.adjectiveRelating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language.

"Tone is phonemic in Chinese."

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