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Allophone
/ˈaləˌfəʊn/
Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme.
📖 Definitions of "Allophone"
noun
- 1
Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme.
"[ʋ] is occasionally considered to be an allophone of /v/"
- 2
A person whose mother tongue is neither English, French nor an Indigenous language of Canada.
- 3
A person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to those whose mother tongue is neither English, French nor an Indigenous language of Canada
- 2
That which is of a language other than that spoken by the majority.
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