See also: Phoneme and phoneme

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φώνημα (phṓnēma).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɔ.nɛm/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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phonème m (plural phonèmes)

  1. (phonetics, phonology) phoneme (indivisible unit of sound in a given language)
    Coordinate term: phone
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Descendants

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  • Dutch: foneem
    • Indonesian: fonem
  • German: Phonem
  • Greek: φώνημα n (fónima, phoneme)

See also

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Further reading

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