Phoneme - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈfəʊniːm|  American pronunciation of the word phoneme
Brit.  |ˈfəʊniːm|  British pronunciation of the word phoneme

noun

- (linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language

Extra examples

The sounds represented by “c” and “b” are different phonemes, as in the words “cat” and “bat.”

Word forms

noun
singular: phoneme
plural: phonemes
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