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allophony

UK/əˈlɒ.fə.ni/US/əˈlɑ.fə.ni/

allophony noun: variation in the phonetic realizations of a phoneme; the state of a phoneme having multiple allophones.

Noun

allophony (uncountable)

  1. Variation in the phonetic realizations of a phoneme; the state of a phoneme having multiple allophones.

Origin of allophony

From allo- + -phony.

Questions about allophony

What does allophony mean?
Allophony means variation in the phonetic realizations of a phoneme; the state of a phoneme having multiple allophones.
What part of speech is allophony?
Allophony is a noun.
How do you pronounce allophony?
Allophony is pronounced /əˈlɒ.fə.ni/ (UK).

Words near allophony in the dictionary

  1. allophone
  2. allophones
  3. allophonic
  4. allophonically
  5. allophonics
  6. allophony
  7. allophycocyan
  8. allophycocyanin
  9. allophycocyanine
  10. allophycocyanines
  11. allophycocyanins

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