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1. (n.) phoneme
any of the minimal units of speech sound in a language that can serve to distinguish one word from another: The (p) of pit and the (b) of bit are considered two different phonemes, while the unaspirated (p) of spin and the aspirated (p) of pin are not.
Etymology: (1890–95; < F phonème < Gk phṒnēma sound <phōneîn to make a sound (der. of phonē sound, voice))
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1. (noun) phoneme
(linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language
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