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archiphoneme

archiphoneme noun: a unit representing two or more underlying phonemes, where the distinction between them has been neutralized under certain conditions.

Noun

archiphoneme (plural archiphonemes)

  1. A unit representing two or more underlying phonemes, where the distinction between them has been neutralized under certain conditions.

Forms of archiphoneme

pluralarchiphonemes

Origin of archiphoneme

From archi- + phoneme.

Words formed from archiphoneme

Questions about archiphoneme

What does archiphoneme mean?
Archiphoneme means a unit representing two or more underlying phonemes, where the distinction between them has been neutralized under certain conditions.
What part of speech is archiphoneme?
Archiphoneme is a noun.
What is the plural of archiphoneme?
The plural of archiphoneme is archiphonemes.

Words near archiphoneme in the dictionary

  1. archipelagoed
  2. archipelagoes
  3. archipelagoing
  4. archipelagos
  5. archipendulum
  6. archiphoneme
  7. archiphonemes
  8. archiphonemic
  9. archiphonemically
  10. archipine
  11. archipines

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