allophonic

al·lo·phone

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [al-uh-fohn]
- /ˈæl əˌfoʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [al-uh-fohn]
- /ˈæl əˌfoʊn/

Definitions of allophonic word

noun allophonic any of the members of a class of speech sounds that, taken together, are commonly felt to be a phoneme, as the t- sounds of toe, stow, tree, hatpin, catcall, cats, catnip, button, metal, city; a speech sound constituting one of the phonetic manifestations or variants of a particular phoneme. 1
noun allophonic Of or pertaining to an allophone. 1

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Origin of allophonic

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35; allo- + phone2

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Parts of speech for Allophonic

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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allophonic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

allophonic usage trend in Literature

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