phonemics


pho·ne·mics

noun pl but singular in constr \-miks\

Definition of PHONEMICS

1
: a branch of linguistic analysis involving the study of phonemes
2
: the structure of a language in terms of phonemes
pho·ne·mi·cist \-mə-sist\ noun

First Known Use of PHONEMICS

1936

Rhymes with PHONEMICS

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