phoneme

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Noun phoneme has 1 sense

phoneme - (linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language
--₁ is a kind of phone, speech sound, sound
--₁ has particulars: allophone

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Phoneme

Definition:

A phoneme refers to the smallest unit of sound in a language or phonological system that distinguishes between different words. It is a fundamental concept in linguistics and helps to differentiate meaning and pronunciations.

Examples:

As a noun (linguistics):
- English has approximately 44 phonemes.
- The phoneme /p/ in "pat" and /b/ in "bat" differentiate the meaning.
- Phonemes can vary across different languages.
As a verb (popular jargon):
- The DJ likes to phoneme different beats to create unique sound mixes.
- Students enjoy phoneming words to make them sound funny.

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