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Meaning phoneme meaning

What does phoneme mean?

Definitions in simple English

— A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound in a language that distinguishes one word from another, such as the /t/ in to and the /d/ in do.

— noun (linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language

What other words have the same or similar meaning as phoneme?

vocal sound utterance syllable

How do I use phoneme in a sentence?

Every phoneme in the English language.

To understand a phoneme, you must place it in a system of phonemes.