Definition of Allophones

1. Noun. (plural of allophone) ¹

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Definition of Allophones

1. allophone [n] - See also: allophone

Lexicographical Neighbors of Allophones

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

Literary usage of Allophones

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

1. Toda Grammar and Texts by Murray Barnson Emeneau (1984)
"In intervocalic position the allophones, like those of fricatives, ... These intervocalic allophones (and the other voiced allophones which are detailed in ..."

2. Toda Grammar and Texts by Murray Barnson Emeneau (1984)
"In intervocalic position the allophones, like those of fricatives, ... These intervocalic allophones (and the other voiced allophones which are detailed in ..."

3. From Latin to Spanish by Paul M. Lloyd (1987)
"To put this once again in terms of phonetic features, we can describe the resulting allophones of /f/ as follows: + consonant + vocalic + labial - labial ..."

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