diaphoneme

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An abstract phonological unit that represents collectively the dialectal variants of a phoneme.

Pronunciation

/ˈdaɪəˌfoʊnim/ /ˌdaɪəˈfoʊnim/ /daɪəˈfəʊniːm/

Word forms

diaphoneme diaphonemes

Etymology

From dia- + phoneme.

Related words

Derived words

diaphonematic diaphonemic diaphonemically diaphonemics
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