Definition of Speech sound

1. Noun. (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language.

Exact synonyms: Phone, Sound
Category relationships: Phonetics
Generic synonyms: Language Unit, Linguistic Unit
Group relationships: Utterance, Vocalization
Specialized synonyms: Phoneme, Vowel, Vowel Sound, Glide, Semivowel, Consonant, Orinasal, Orinasal Phone, Sonant, Voiced Sound
Derivative terms: Phonate, Phonetic, Phonetic, Phonic, Phonic, Sound, Sound

Lexicographical Neighbors of Speech Sound

speech disfluency
speech disorder
speech disorders
speech impediment
speech intelligibility
speech organ
speech pathologist
speech pathology
speech pattern
speech perception
speech production
speech production measurement
speech reception threshold test
speech recognition
speech rhythm
speech sound (current term)
speech spectrum
speech therapist
speech therapy
speechcraft
speeched
speeches
speechful
speechification
speechifications
speechified
speechifier
speechifiers
speechifies
speechify

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