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Word History
borrowed from French phonème, borrowed from Greek phōnēmat-, phṓnēma "sound made by a person or animal, utterance, speech, language," from phōnē-, variant stem of phōnéō, phoneîn "to speak, utter, (of animals) make a sound, (of instruments) sound" (derivative of phōnḗ "sound made by something living, voice, speech, utterance") + -mat-, -ma, resultative noun suffix — more at phono-
1879, in the meaning defined above
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“Phoneme.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phoneme. Accessed 14 Oct. 2024.
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Nglish: Translation of phoneme for Spanish Speakers
Britannica English: Translation of phoneme for Arabic Speakers
Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about phoneme
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