English Explanatory Dictionary

phonestheme

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sound that, because it appears in a number of words of similar meaning, has a recognizable semantic association.

Word forms

phonestheme phonesthemes phonaestheme

Etymology

From phonesthesia + -eme.

Derived words

phonesthemic
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