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subphoneme

subphoneme noun: a part of a phoneme.

Noun

subphoneme (plural subphonemes)

  1. A part of a phoneme

Forms of subphoneme

pluralsubphonemes

Origin of subphoneme

From sub- + phoneme.

Questions about subphoneme

What does subphoneme mean?
Subphoneme means a part of a phoneme.
What part of speech is subphoneme?
Subphoneme is a noun.
What is the plural of subphoneme?
The plural of subphoneme is subphonemes.

Words near subphoneme in the dictionary

  1. subphenotype
  2. subphenotyped
  3. subphenotypes
  4. subphenotypic
  5. subphenotyping
  6. subphoneme
  7. subphonemes
  8. subphonemic
  9. subphosphide
  10. subphosphides
  11. subphotic

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