Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [dahy-uh-fohn]
- /ˈdaɪ əˌfoʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [dahy-uh-fohn]
- /ˈdaɪ əˌfoʊn/
Definitions of diaphone word
- noun diaphone the set of all realizations of a given phoneme in a language 3
- noun diaphone one of any number of corresponding sounds in different dialects of a language 3
- noun diaphone a foghorn that emits a two-toned signal 3
- noun diaphone a group of speech sounds consisting of all the variants of a given phoneme in all the utterances of all the speakers of a given language 3
- noun diaphone a foghorn producing a low-pitched, penetrating signal of two tones. 1
- noun diaphone Phonetics. a phoneme in one dialect corresponding to a similar but phonetically different phoneme in a related dialect. a group of sounds comprising all the phonetically different dialectal variants of a given phoneme in a language: The broad a and flat a of “half” are members of a single diaphone. 1
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Origin of diaphone
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10; dia- + -phone
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Parts of speech for Diaphone
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
diaphone popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% 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.
diaphone usage trend in Literature
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