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Phonology

/fəˈnɒlədʒi/

The study of the way sounds function in languages, including phonemes, syllable structure, stress, accent, intonation, and which sounds are distinctive units within a language.

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noun
  1. 1

    The study of the way sounds function in languages, including phonemes, syllable structure, stress, accent, intonation, and which sounds are distinctive units within a language.

  2. 2

    The way sounds function within a given language; a phonological system.

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