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phonestheme

phonestheme noun: a sound that, because it appears in a number of words of similar meaning, has a recognizable semantic association.

Noun

phonestheme (plural phonesthemes)

  1. A sound that, because it appears in a number of words of similar meaning, has a recognizable semantic association.

Forms of phonestheme

pluralphonesthemes
alternative formphonaestheme

Origin of phonestheme

From phonesthesia + -eme.

Words formed from phonestheme

Questions about phonestheme

What does phonestheme mean?
Phonestheme means a sound that, because it appears in a number of words of similar meaning, has a recognizable semantic association.
What part of speech is phonestheme?
Phonestheme is a noun.
What is the plural of phonestheme?
The plural of phonestheme is phonesthemes.

Words near phonestheme in the dictionary

  1. phones in
  2. phones up
  3. phonescoping
  4. phonesex
  5. phonesful
  6. phonestheme
  7. phonesthemes
  8. phonesthemic
  9. phonesthesia
  10. phonesthetic
  11. phonesthetics

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