allophone

/ˈaləˌfəʊn//ˈæləˌfoʊn/

noun

  1. 1

    Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme.

    “[ʋ] is occasionally considered to be an allophone of /v/”
  2. 2

    A person whose mother tongue is neither English, French nor an Indigenous language of Canada.

  3. 3

    A person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority.

adjective

  1. 1

    Of or relating to those whose mother tongue is neither English, French nor an Indigenous language of Canada

  2. 2

    That which is of a language other than that spoken by the majority.

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