allophony

English edit

Etymology edit

allo- +‎ -phony

Pronunciation edit

(UK) IPA^(key): /ə.ˈlɒ.fə.ni/
(US) IPA^(key): /ə.ˈlɑ.fə.ni/, /ə.ˈlɔ.fə.ni/, /ˈæ.lə.foʊ.ni/

Noun edit

allophony (uncountable)

(phonology) Variation in the phonetic realizations of a phoneme; the state of a phoneme having multiple allophones.

Translations edit

variation in the phonetic realizations of a phoneme

Finnish: allofonia
Italian: allofonia
Portuguese: alofonia f

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