English Explanatory Dictionary

phonemic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to phonemes.
  2. Relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language.
  3. Corresponding precisely and consistently with the phonemes.

Pronunciation

/fəˈniː.mɪk/ /fəʊˈniː.mɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phonemic.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phonemic2.wav /fəˈni.mɪk/ /foʊˈni.mɪk/

Word forms

phonemic phonematic

Etymology

From phoneme + -ic.

Related words

emic etic phoneme phonemicity phonemicness phonemics phonetic phonology

Derived words

biphonemic monophonemic morphophonemic multiphonemic nonphonemic phonemically phonemicist phonemicize phonemic merger phonemic split polyphonemic prephonemic subphonemic triphonemic unphonemic
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