Definition of Allophonic

1. Adjective. Pertaining to allophones.

Partainyms: Allophone
Derivative terms: Allophone

Definition of Allophonic

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to an allophone. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Allophonic

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Allophonic

allopatric
allopatric speciation
allopatrically
allopatries
allopatry
allopentaploid
allophanamide
allophanate hydrolase
allophane
allophanes
allophanic acid
allophasis
allophenic
allophone
allophones
allophonic (current term)
allophonics
allophore
allophthalmia
allophycocyanin
allophycocyanine
allophycocyanines
allophycocyanins
alloplasia
alloplasm
alloplasms
alloplast
alloplastic
alloplastics
alloplasty

Literary usage of Allophonic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. From Latin to Spanish by Paul M. Lloyd (1987)
"caused the tip to be retracted toward the palatal area. The allophonic distribution of initial clusters with /!/ would originally have been as follows: ..."

2. Toda Grammar and Texts by Murray Barnson Emeneau (1984)
"The difference is allophonic in the nasals, the fricatives, and two of the trills (r, r), and also in the laterals and sibilants which are classed as ..."

3. Toda Grammar and Texts by Murray Barnson Emeneau (1984)
"The difference is allophonic in the nasals, the fricatives, and two of the trills (r, r), and also in the laterals and sibilants which are classed as ..."

4. Afrika und Übersee by Carl Meinhof, Seminar für Afrikanische Sprachen, Universität Hamburg (1845)
"... have phonemic status in some languages, but up to now, when found in languages studied in depth, they have been analysed as having allophonic status. ..."

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