phonemics

noun plural but singular in construction pho·ne·mics \-miks\

Definition of PHONEMICS

: a branch of linguistic analysis involving the study of phonemes

: the structure of a language in terms of phonemes

— pho·ne·mi·cist \-mə-sist\ noun

1934

Medical Dictionary

noun plural but singular in construction pho·ne·mics \fə-ˈnē-miks, fō-\

: a branch of linguistic analysis that consists of the study of phonemes

: the structure of a language in terms of phonemes

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