- phonemic
- adjective Date: circa 1931 1. of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a phoneme 2. a. constituting members of different phonemes (as \n\ and \m\ in English) b. distinctive 2 • phonemically adverb
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phonemic — 1933, from PHONEME (Cf. phoneme) + IC (Cf. ic) … Etymology dictionary
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phonemic — phonemically, adv. /feuh nee mik, foh /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to phonemes: a phonemic system. 2. of or pertaining to phonemics. 3. concerning or involving the discrimination of distinctive speech elements of a language: a phonemic contrast.… … Universalium
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phonemic — pho•ne•mic [[t]fəˈni mɪk, foʊ [/t]] adj. 1) phn of or pertaining to phonemes: a phonemic system[/ex] 2) phn of or pertaining to phonemics 3) phn concerning or involving the discrimination of distinctive speech elements of a language: a phonemic… … From formal English to slang
phonemic — /fəˈnimɪk/ (say fuh neemik) adjective 1. of or relating to phonemes: a phonemic system. 2. of or relating to phonemics; concerning or involving the discrimination of distinctive speech sounds: a phonemic contrast. –phonemically, adverb …
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