diaphone

di·a·phone

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dahy-uh-fohn]
- /ˈdaɪ əˌfoʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [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

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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.

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