phonème

Definitions of phonème
  1. noun
    (linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language
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    type of:
    mot
    (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
  2. noun
    (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
    synonyms: mot
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    voyelle
    a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
    semi-voyelle
    a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
    consonne
    a speech sound that is not a vowel
    diphtongue
    a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another
    voyelle thématique
    a vowel that ends a stem and precedes an inflection
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    unité linguistique
    one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed
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