Complete Definition of "allophone"

English

Pronunciation
(UK)
*IPA|/�æl��f��n/
*SAMPA|/"{l@%f@Un/
(US)
*IPA|/�æl��fo�n/
*SAMPA|/"{l@%foUn/

Noun
en-noun

  1. linguistics Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme.
  2. Canada A person whose mother tongue is neither English nor French.

Translations
trans-top|alternative pronunciation for a phoneme
Croatian: t-|hr|alofon|m
Finnish: t-|fi|allofoni
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (ion)
trans-bottom

Category:Canadian English

fr:allophone
ru:allophone
vi:allophone
tr:allophone

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