allophony

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈlɑ.fə.ni/, /ˈæ.lə.foʊ.ni/

Etymology

allo- +‎ -phony

Noun

allophony (uncountable)

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

Translations

variation in the phonetic realizations of a phoneme

Portuguese: alofonia f

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