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po·ly·phon·ic let·ter

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. polyphone, polyphonic letternoun

    a letter that has two or more pronunciations

    "`c' is a polyphone because it is pronounced like `k' in `car' but like `s' in `cell'"

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  1. polyphonic letter

    A polyphonic letter generally refers to a character or letter in a language or alphabet system which can represent multiple sounds or phonetic values, depending on its context or placement within a word. This term is often used in the study of linguistics, phonology, and alphabetic orthography.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of polyphonic letter in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of polyphonic letter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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