allophony

English

Etymology

From allo- +‎ -phony.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /əˈlɒ.fə.ni/
  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈlɑ.fə.ni/, /əˈlɔ.fə.ni/, /ˈæ.lə.foʊ.ni/

Noun

allophony (uncountable)

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

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