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allophony

/əˈlɑ.fə.ni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
al-lopho-ny
IPA
/əˈlɑ.fə.ni/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Variation in the phonetic realizations of a phoneme; the state of a phoneme having multiple allophones.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos Proto-Hellenic *ál͏̌l͏̌os Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos)der. English allo- English -phony English allophony From allo- + -phony.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈlɑ.fə.ni/
  • British English: /əˈlɒ.fə.ni/

Usage

Phrases

free variation potayto, potahto

Frequently Paired Words

free variation potayto, potahto

Questions

How do you pronounce allophony?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈlɑ.fə.ni/.
What does allophony mean?
Variation in the phonetic realizations of a phoneme; the state of a phoneme having multiple allophones.
Where does allophony come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos Proto-Hellenic *ál͏̌l͏̌os Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos)der. English allo- English -phony English allophony From allo- + -phony.

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