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Definition of Phoneme

1. Noun. (linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language.

Definition of Phoneme

1. Noun. (linguistics) An indivisible unit of sound in a given language. A phoneme is an abstraction of the physical speech sounds (phones) and may encompass several different phones. ¹

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Definition of Phoneme

1. a unit of speech [n -S] : PHONEMIC [adj]

Medical Definition of Phoneme

1. The smallest sound unit which, in terms of the phonetic sequences of sound, controls meaning. Origin: G. Phonema, a voice (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phoneme

Literary usage of Phoneme

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

1. Put Reading First: The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to ...by Bennie Armbruster by Bennie Armbruster (2002)
"phoneme addition Children make a new word by adding a phoneme to an ... phoneme substitution Children substitute one phoneme for another to make a new word. ..."

2. Making the Most of Small Groups: Differentiation for All by Debbie Diller (2007)
"Begin with two-phoneme words, like toe and bee. Then progress to three-phoneme words. 2. Have a child come to the overhead and demonstrate how to push a ..."

3. Teaching Children to Be Literate: A Reflective Approach by Anthony V. Manzo, Ula Casale Manzo (1995)
"Open Syllable An open syllable ends with a vowel phoneme (/e'-ver). ... phoneme The smallest unit of sound which distinguishes one word from another. ..."

4. Native Writings in Massachusett by Ives Goddard, Kathleen Joan Bragdon (1988)
"Eliot writes the phoneme |8| with his special symbol <8>, and occasionally with <o>; he uses <eu> after <y>. The native writings commonly have <8> as ..."

5. An Indoeuropean Classification: A Lexicostatistical Experiment by Isidore Dyen, Joseph B. Kruskal, Paul Black (1992)
"... used to specify a phoneme, or a transition between phonemes, or a transition between a pause and a phoneme in either order, that is, either as the onset ..."

6. The New Everyday: Views on Ambient Intelligenceby Emile H. L. Aarts, Stefano Marzano by Emile H. L. Aarts, Stefano Marzano (2003)
"For instance, the phoneme /k/ is quite different in'keep','cool' and'car', ... Alternative phoneme sequences (ie, pronunciation variants) can be added for ..."

7. From Latin to Spanish by Paul M. Lloyd (1987)
"As noted previously, every phoneme is a combination of distinctive features that are ... Therefore, the degree of integration of a phoneme in a phonological ..."

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