soundlore

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Information or knowledge about sounds.
  2. The study of sounds; phonology.

Pronunciation

/ˈsaʊnd.lɔː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-soundlore.wav /ˈsaʊnd.lɔɹ/

Word forms

soundlore sound-lore

Etymology

From sound + lore. Perhaps calqued from German Lautlehre (“phonology”, literally “sound-lore”).

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