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phonemized

phonemized is the simple past and past participle of phonemize.

Meaning of phonemize

Verb

phonemize (third-person singular simple present phonemizes, present participle phonemizing, simple past and past participle phonemized)

  1. To make phonemic; to make (something) a distinct phoneme.
    • It is quite natural to phonemize /[…]/, because now there obtains an iconic relation between /[…]/ and its "realization" "—r". It […] would be awkward to phonemize /[…]/ and to regard [[…]] as […]1982, Martti Nyman, Relational and Reconstructive Aspects of Grammatical Systematization: Data-oriented Studies

Questions about phonemized

What is phonemized the simple past and past participle of?
Phonemized is the simple past and past participle of phonemize.

Words near phonemized in the dictionary

  1. phonemises
  2. phonemising
  3. phonemization
  4. phonemizations
  5. phonemize
  6. phonemized
  7. phonemizes
  8. phonemizing
  9. phonendoscope
  10. phonendoscopes
  11. phoneography

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