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phonologist

/fəˈnɑləd͡ʒɪst/

phonologist noun: a person who specializes in phonology, the functional use of sounds in language.

Noun

phonologist (plural phonologists)

  1. A person who specializes in phonology, the functional use of sounds in language.

phonologist meaning in Tamil and Kannada

phonologist in Tamil

ஒலியனியலார், ஒலியனியலர்

phonologist in Kannada

ಧ್ವನಿವಿಜ್ಞಾನಿ, ಉಲಿಯರಿಗ

Forms of phonologist

pluralphonologists

Origin of phonologist

From phonology + -ist.

Words that rhyme with phonologist

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Questions about phonologist

What does phonologist mean?
Phonologist means a person who specializes in phonology, the functional use of sounds in language.
What is phonologist in Tamil?
Phonologist in Tamil is ஒலியனியலார், ஒலியனியலர். See Phonologist meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is phonologist?
Phonologist is a noun.
How do you pronounce phonologist?
Phonologist is pronounced /fəˈnɑləd͡ʒɪst/ (US).
What is the plural of phonologist?
The plural of phonologist is phonologists.

Words near phonologist in the dictionary

  1. phonologisations
  2. phonologise
  3. phonologised
  4. phonologises
  5. phonologising
  6. phonologist
  7. phonologists
  8. phonologization
  9. phonologizations
  10. phonologize
  11. phonologized

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Adapted from Wiktionary: phonologist (page history and authors); phonologist (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); phonologist (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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